OUR GUARANTEE 

We, the undersigned, do hereby guar- 
antee that the articles of Food and Drugs 
manufactured, packed, distributed or sold 
by us are not adulterated or misbranded 
within the meaning of the Food and Drug 
act, June 30, 1906. No. I 3389. 

The Northwestern IVfedicinc Co. 

KEOKUK, IOWA. 




"Cur Vetcrinarii Mdviser 



THE BEST METHOD OF TREATING DISEASES Of 



Horses, Cattle, Sheep 
and Hogs. 




PUBLISHED BY 

The Northwestern Medicine Co., 

KETOKUK, IOWA. 



PJK£SS or THK I^KAKU PMIMXIMO CO., HKOK,UK, IOWA. 



LIBRARY of OONGHEHS 

Two Ooplas Racdived 

DEC 23 1907 

u»t>yrii{iii entry 
OLASS >^ ' XXc. No. 

iqns B7 

COPY B. 



Copyright, 1907, 

BY THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



WHY AND WHEREFORE. 

In preparing the information contained in the 
following pages it is our aim to state the description, 
symptoms and best method of treatment of the dis- 
eases of domestic animals in a plain easy manner, 
avoiding technicalities, and so arranging the sub- 
jects that they may be readily referred to and easily 
comprehended by the average reader. 

This work is not taken from books alone, but 
is theory combined with actual experience obtained 
by many years of successful practice of veterinary 
medicine. Dr. Rowe is a Regular Graduated Veteri- 
narian and through the aid of his extensive practice, 
alsp owning and operating a large Hospital for Do- 
mestic Animals, he has become well acquainted with 
the most urgent needs of the farmer and stockman, 
relative to the diseases of their stock, and has formu- 
lated the most scientific methods and preparations 
for their successful treatment. 

The knowledge obtained by him during these 
many years, and as set forth in these pages, we feel 
assured will be of inestimable value to the reader, 
and should he, through this treatise, become familiar 
with and use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations, 
it will have been of mutual value and the mission 
upon which it is sent will have been fulfilled. 

Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations are all man- 
ufactured by us from formulas of the man whose 
name they bear, and are backed by Our Cash Guar- 
antee to Give Satisfactory Results or Money Re- 
funded. 

The Northwestern Medicine Company, 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Our Handy Veterinary Case contains 12 of tine best and 
most needed Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



*HOW TO CARE FOR THE HORSE. 

The horse is kept for either work, pleasure or 
profit and sometimes for all these combined.^ There- 
fore, it should have proper feed and attention so as 
to be always in a healthy condition, and only thereby 
will the owner derive the greatest benefits. 

At first sign of sickness you should ascertain the 
nature and determine the cause of the disease and 
give proper treatment at once; not tg-morrow or 
the next day or next week. Neither should you wait 
until you drive into town and get some medicine or 
see the veterinarian. You should always have good 
reliable preparations for the treatment of all diseases 
at your command so that they may be given without 
delay. 

A great many people have lost a valuable animal 
owing to the fact that they did not have a proper 
remedy at hand and were compelled to wait six, 
eight or ten hours, 'and in some cases even as long 
as a day or two before offering relief. In many 
cases after a delay of this kind, the animal is beyond 
the point of any relief only in death, and you not 
only lose so much money in the price of the animal 
but have also been indiscreet and inhuman. 

Read this Book Carefully and study the, symp- 
toms of the different diseases with diligence in order 
that you may be able to recognize them when same 
are shown by your animals, for they cannot com- 
municate their ailments to you in any other way. 
The man who neglects to give his stock proper care 
and nurse them when they are sick should be se- 
verely punished. 

Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations are Guaranteed 
to give satisfactory results. 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



TEEDING AND WATERING. 

The horse should have good, clean food; free 
from smut, mold or dust, -and in quantity according 
to the size of the animal and the amount O'f work 
performed. Feed regularly three times a day and let 
the night meal be the heaviest. Give bran with cut 
feed once a day. Water the horse from ten to twenty 
minutes before feeding. Always give fresh water. 
Do not give water from store tanks, as it soon bs- 
comes foul in' hot weather. Avoid change of water 
as much as possible, as it often causes derangement 
of the bowels. Do not water the horse sooner than 
two hours after feeding. Give him a few swallows 
only if you intend working him immediately after 
feeding and then water in about two hours. Too 
much water immediately after feeding has a tend- 
ency to force the food out of the stomach before be- 
ing properly digested and therefore a large percent- 
age of the nutriment that should go to the animal is 
lost. Never feed or water the horse when tired or 
heated. Let him rest and cool first. You may, how- 
ever, give a small quantity of hay. 

STABLE POINTERS. 

Have as much light in the stable as possible, but 
have the doors and windows so arranged that no di- 
rect rays of light will fall upon the animal's eyes. 

Never keep a horse in a stable that is not dry, 
well ventilated and free from draughts. See that 
the stall is large enough to allow the horse to turn 
around without interfering, and do not keep it stand- 
ing for any length of time on a hard floor. 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder is easily applied. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



To make a good floor and one that will be com- 
fortable to your horses, dig out a foot of the earth 
and fill the hole with broken stones, brick or cinders ; 
then put on six inches of clay and six inches of sand. 
A floor of this kind will be a good, dry, cool place 
where you may let your horses stand when not at 
work, without any danger of them having contracted 
feet. By covering this floor with clean, dry bedding 
at night makes it very comfortable for them, when 
lying down. 

The stall should be cleaned and aired daily. 
Sprinkle the stall with a disinfectant every morning 
and throughout the entire stable at least once a 
month. Dr. "Rowe's Bactericide, a tablespoonful to 
one gallon of water and used as a spray, is excellent 
for this purpose. 

Prepare a small, stout box and keep same filled 
with dry sawdust. Upon bringing the horse into 
the stable after a hard drive or in wet and stormy 
weather, place his feet; one at a time, in the box and 
rub the legs with the sawdust. In this manner you 
can dry the limbs much quicker than with either 
straw or cloths. This will generally keep the horse 
from taking cold and prevent scratches. 

ACTION OF DRUGS. 

Diseases and injuries of domestic animals one- 
half century ago were not treated scientifically and 
successfully. The laws of health, the cause and 
nature of diseases and uses of medicines were then 
imperfectly known. Treatment was apt to be rough 
and ready, violent reducing remedies and n methods 
were frequently and injudiciously used. But to-day 
it is radically different, as the scientific researches 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder cools and heals very rapidly. 



8 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



have made plain the physiological conditions and 
causes of the disease, thereby, with the assistance 
of carefully compounded curative agents or drugs 
Vv'e are enabled to combat successfully diseases which 
!i":'etofore ravap-ed our stock. 



ACTION OF DRUGS ON THE HORSE. 

There is considerable difference in the action of 
drugs upon the horse, as compared tO' other animals. 
The stomach of the horse js very small and the walls 
are rather sensitive to the effect of drugs. Unfor- 
tunately, the horse is unable to vomit, therefore 
emetics do not produce the same action as in other 
animals. The intestines of the horse, on the other 
hand, are as voluminous as the stomach is small, 
and, therefore, are powerfully influenced by irri- 
tants (as purgatives, although the action of cathar- 
tics is slow). 

ACTION OF DRUGS ON CATTLE AND 

* 

SHEEP. 

These animals have a four-fold stomach, which 
always contain large amounts of food, and, unlike 
the horse, the walls are not very sensitive and do not 
yield very readily to the action of drugs. Therefore, 
the taking up or absorption of the drugs is feeble 
and imperfect and requires a comparatively larger 
dose than the horse. The kidneys and skin of cattle 
ar^ still less active tO' the action of drugs than in the 
case of the horse. 

Every farmer should use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary 
Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



ACTION OF DRUGS ON THE HOG. 

The action of drugs on swine is similar to tliat 
produced on the horse, but they are less sensitive 
according to their relative weights. 

ADMINISTERING MEDICINES. 

Medicines may enter the body through different 
'Channels : By the mouth, by the lungs and air pass- 
ages (by inhalation) under the skin (hypodermic), 
.and by the rectum. The most convenient and safest 
method is by the mouth. Medicines tO' be given by 
the mouth are powders, drenches, balls and elec- 
tuaries. 

GIVING OF POWDERS 

Powders must be free from any irritant or caustic 
action upon the mouth. Those that are without 
any disagreeable taste or smell are readily; eaten 
when mixed with the food or drinking water. It 
is well to first dissolve the medicine in water before 
sprinkling on the feed, otherwise, there will be a 
large percentage of the medicine left in the manger. 

USING A SYRINGE. 

Liquids that are non-irritant and given in small 
doses may be placed upon the tongue by means -of a 
small syringe or even a spoon, as absorption will 
take place in the mouth as well as in the stomach. 
Fill the syringe with the medicine to be given, insert 
the nozzle at the side of the mouth and empty 
the contents upon the tongue as far back in the 
mouth as possible. 

Your Money Back If You Want It. « 



10 Our Veterinary Adviser. [ 



\ 



DRENCHING. 

Liquids, when they are tO' be given in large doses, 
may be placed in a long necked bottle or horn and 
given to the animal as a drench. 

To drench the horse the nose should be ele- 
vated higher than the neck; which can be accom- 
plished by placing a rope around the upper jaw^, bac-k 
o"f the front teeth, throw the other end of the rope 
over a beam al:)ove and draw the head up to th- 
desired height, then pour the liquid in the moiuth,, 
allowing time for the animal to swallow. Do not\ 
drench through the nose. Do not attempt to drench 
the horse if the throat is sore or swolen. Do not 
pinch or poiund the thro'at nor draw out the tongue 
when giving a drench. 

Caftle are comparatively easy to drench as com- 
pared to the horse. The head should not be pulled 
to straight up, nor twisted to the side, as they cannot 
swallow when in this position. The neck and head 
should form a straight line in which the nose is the 
highest point; this can l>e accomplished by putting 
the arm around the neck and taking hold of the sep- 
tum nasi (partition between the nostrils) then pour 
the medicine in at the side of the mouth, allowing 
it to run slowly out of the bottle. In unruly animals 
or those that are inclined to resist the operation a 
lead may be placed upon the septum nasi, which will 
be found very beneficial in subduing the animal. 



If you value your stock you cannot afford to be without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



II. 







GIVING A BALL. 

Tongue Withdrawn and Physic Capsule Ready. 

Some drugs are more .conveniently given in ball 
form. These are made up of the active drug, oil 
meal and molasses and rolled in cylindrical shape, 
two inches in length 'and about three-fourths of an 
inch in diameter. They may either be wrapped in 
tissue paper or placed in gelatine capsules when 
given. To be successfully given they must be placed 
well back in the mouth over the ball of the tongue. 

One of the best methods of administering a ball 
is to take hold of the tongue, draw it to one side of 
the mouth, .place the ball on the end of a pointed 



Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic gives a Glossy Coa\ 



12 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 




Placing the Capsule Well Back in the Mouth Over the 
Root of the Tongue. 

stick, fifteen or eighteen inches long, which will en- 
able you to place the ball back for enough in the 
mouth so that the animal will be forced to swallow. 
See illustrations; 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules are conveniently 
made (supply a long felt want of the farmer and 
stockman) combining a physic, stimulant and cor- 
rective, so much needed by many animals that are 
over-worked and over-fed. 



The Best Money-Saving proposition ever offered is 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 13 



ELECTUARY. 

Electuary is a paste made of the drug mixed 
with a dihient as molasses or honey which is readily 
dissolved and is given the animal by placing it upon 
the molar teeth where it dissolves and is swallowed 
by the animal. They are frequently given for 
coughs and sore throat. 



THROUGH THE LUNGS AND AIR PASS- 
AGES BY INHALATION. 

This is best accomplished by steaming the nose 
and comsists in putting the medicine intO' boiling 
water and holding the vessel containing same be- 
neath the nose, covering up the head and allowing 
the animal to breathe the fumes. This method will 
be found very serviceable in catarrh of the nose and 
throat, pharangitis, acute bronchial catarrh, distem- 
per and influenza. 

UNDER THE SKIN, HYPODERMIC. 

Some concentrated preparations or alkaloids may 
be given to the animal by means of the hypodermic 
syringe. As this form of treatment requires a spe- 
cial instrument and considerable technicality it is 
usually left to the veterinarian to prescribe in this 
manner. 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic cures all Skin diseases. 



14 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

BY THE RECTUM. 

This can be well accomplished by means of a 
syringe and consists of injecting of oils, non-irritat- 
ing preparations and warm or cold water into the 
bowels through the rectum. The principal use of 
and friction or rubefacient, and are used when local 
the bowels. 

MEDICINES AND METHODS FOR EXTER- 
NAL USE. 

These are lotions, liniments, counter irritants or 
blisters, aibsorbents, hot or cold water applications 
and friction or rubeficient, and are used when local 
action is desired. 



Record Breaking Results are obtained by using Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 15 



Horses and Mules and Their Ailments 



DISEASES OF THE SKIN. 



SUMMER ERUPTIONS— SUMMER MANGE 

—LICHEN. 

This disease usually occurs during the summer 
months and is generally confined to certain regions, 
however, may invade the entire surface. The parts 
that are most affected aire those of the neck, should- 
ers and legs. It is also caused by molting (shedding 
of the hair) in the spring or fall ; as at this time 
there are considerable changes taking place in the 
skin. 

It is recognized by small pimples, varying in size 
from that of a millet seed to- that of a pea. They are 
found, at first, to be soft, but afterwards become 
hard. The hair becomes glued together by an ex- 
udate; will drop out and leave bare patches. In the 
early stage these pimples may be recognized only by 
rubbing the hand over the body. 

Treatment — Summer Eruptions ; Summer 
Mange; or Lichen require both external and internal 
treatment, as in all cases we find blood changes. 
Give first one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules; then 
give one or two doses a day (according to the se- 
verity of the disease) of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin 
Tonic until the eruptions disappear. Where the 
eruptions have become augmented, the animal rubs 
and the skin is much inflammed ; dust the parts well, 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder heals all eruptions and 
abrasions of the skin. 



i6 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

two or three times a day, with Dr. Rowe's HeaHng. 
Powder. It is advisable to wash the skin thoroughly- 
using castile soap, and apply the powder while the 
surface is wet. This will quickly dry up the pimples, 
form a thin scaJe or scab, which will drop off in a 
few days and leave the skin in a healthy condition. 
After this, one or two' applications of lard or olive 
oil will start the hair nicely, which will soon form 
a new coat. 

MANGE OF THE MANE AND TAIL. 

This disease is purely local, affecting only the- 
parts covered by the mane and tail. It is caused by 
parasites, lice and ticks, excessive amount of hair 
in the mane and tail, causing the skin to be kept damp, 
and moist ; and the accumulation of dirt and 'dand- 
ruff. 

The first notice of this disease is thinness of the- 
hair over the regions of the mane or root of the tail, 
wdiich is caused by the animal rubbing or even biting 
at the parts affected. Sometimes even the skin is 
torn up and a glutinated, scabby surface of sticky, 
dirty, fetid matter exudes from the wounds. If this; 
condition continues for any length of time it may 
extend over the entire surface of these parts, and 
the horse is left without mane and with but scanty 
hairs on the tail ; or what is commonly known as- 
rat-tail ; which is a very undesirable condition to 
have one's animal get in. This condition is the re- 
sult of absolute negligence on the part of the at- 
tendant, as it can easily be prevented by proper 
treatment, if applied early. 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic corrects faulty 

digestion. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 17 

Treatment — Treatment is only successful when 
begun early; as when the chronic stage is reached 
there is no sure cure. Treatment consists in cleans- 
ing the diseased regions thoroughly and in drying 
up the exudate. Take clean water and castile soap ; 
wash the parts well and sprinkle with Dr. Rowe's 
Healing Powder two or three times a day, or at least 
sufficient times to keep the pa«rts w^ell covered.. 
Whenever the scahs hecome loose they should be re- 
moved and the healing powder applied. 

RINGWORM. 

This is due tO' a parasite in the skin. The dis- 
ease is characterized by the appearance of small, 
round, well defined, hairless patches. The center of 
these patches begin to heal, which forms a grayish 
colored crust. The outer border is puffed up and 
reddened ; spread outward from the center in all di- 
rections, taking on the form of a ring ; hence the 
name, ringworm. 

Treatment — Apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary 
Liniment and paint with tincture of iodine; alternat- 
nig these two preparations every other day. Ring- 
w^orm is usually killed with three or four days' treat- 
ment. 

NETTLE RASH— URTICARIA. 

This is an eruption in the form of small nodules, 
varying in size from that of a hazel-nut to that of a 
hickory-nut. Comes upon the neck, head, inner sur- 
face of the hind limbs and on the body. Thoy are 
prominent, flat and soft ; the haiir upon them stand- 
ing erect ; itching is rare. It is most frequent in the 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Relieves the System of 

All Impurities. 



l8 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



spring and fall; in young, vigorous animals, and is 
characterized by its sudden appearance. It at times 
involves the eyelids and lips, rendering them immov- 
able; the nostrils at times puff up, causing breathing 
to become difficult, and the animal presents a very 
conspicuous condition. 

Treatment — Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic 
Capsules, to clean out the bowels, and give a dessert- 
spoonful of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic twice 
a day. Also apply a weak solution of alum water to 
4he swellings, and give the animal rest. 

SUMMER SORE. 

This is a very obstinate sore, which appeairs dur- 
ing the summer months, whereby it derives its name, 
and is caused by a parasite (Filaria Irritans). The 
sores may be seen as small as a millet seed but may 
spread to the size of the haind. They may be found 
upon any part of the body, but usually upon the 
neck, shoulders and lower part of the limbs. They 
cause intense itching and the victim rubs and bites 
the parts until extensive raw surfaces are seen. In 
the midst of the soft masses are small, firm, rounded 
granulations ; and when the soft material is scraped 
off, the surface presents numerous yellow points. 
In bad cases the tissue may be torn away until joints 
are opened and tendons are exposed. The hotter 
the climate, the more troublesome the disease. The 
life history of the parasite is not known, but prob- 
ably enters the system with the drinking water. 

Treatment — Place the animal in a cold, dark 
place; cleanse the wound with cold water; cut out 
or clip off the yellow points, and dust the surface 
with Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder sufficiently often 
to keep the surface covered. Tie the animal so that 
it cannot get at the parts with its mouth. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 19 



DR. ROWE'S HEALING POWDER. 

This is a medicinal preparation and is especially- 
prepared for healing cuts and wounds. It is manu- 
factured from the best, dry antiseptics obtainable. 
These being carefully and scientifically combined 
produce a preparation that cleans out proud flesh, 
stimulates the growth of healthy tissue, forms a pro- 
tective dressing and heals without scarring. It stops 
bleeding, heals cuts, wounds, collar galls, scratches, 
grease heel and all eruptions and abrasions of the 
skin. It is easily applied by means of the patent 
■sifting top box, in which the powder is contained. 
It cools and heals very rapidly, and the animals will 
not lick or bite the sores when covered with this 
powder. They are in every way superior to lini- 
ments and salves for healing of all sores and wounds 
for which thev are recommended and are much 
cheaper. 

This is one of the most useful Veterinary Prepa- 
rations that the farmer or stockman can have about 
the premises. It is guaranteed to do just exactly 
what we claim for it or your money cheerfully re- 
iunded. You are to be the user and likewise the 
judge. 

Large Sifting Top Can 50 cents. 

Sent prepaid upon receipt of price. 

Manufactured only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Record Breaking Results Are Obtained by Using Dr. Rowe'5 
Veterinary Preparations. 



20 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

CRACKED HEELS— SCRATHES. 

This is a disease commonly seen among work 
horses in rainy seasons, or animals that are sub- 
jected to considerable water wading. It usually 
sets in with swelling, heat and tenderness of the 
hollow of the heel; also with stiffness and lame- 
ness, which will be seen severe in some cases. Soon 
there is a yellowish, waxy discharge from the in- 
flamed parts. The skin becomes dr}^ and cracks 
open from results of its fevered condition and ac- 
cumulation of the firm crust, resulting from the 
liquid that is thrown out, which causes the skin to 
become thick and ridgy. This condition is some- 
times seen in front of the hock and behind the knee. 
Other causes of this disease are the accumulation of 
mud upon the legs; washing the legs with caustic 
soap ; wrapping the legs in thick woolen bandages ; 
clipping off the hair in cold weather; a weak heart 
and poor circulation; too' much rich, heavy feed with 
lack of exercise; applying tO' the inflamed surface 
strong ammonia liniments, or any and all irritating 
liniments. Also caused by standing in manure and 
filth in low damp stables, thereby keeping the parts 
moist. 

Treatment — The first step is to ascertain and 
remove the cause if possible ; then give one of Dr. 
Rowe's Physic Capsules. Reduce the grain ration; 
give bran mash twice a day and give a dessertspoon- 
ful of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic three times a 
day. Cleanse the inflamed parts with warm water 
and castile soap; clip ofT the hair and remove a;ll 
scabs and dirt ; when thoroughly dry, dust well with 
Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder and apply a bandage 
over the parts. Repeat the treatment once a day. 

The Best Money-Saving Proposition Ever Offered is Our 
Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 21 



GREASE HEEL. 

This is a disease which affects the back part of 
the leg, usually below thecpastern, and is associated 
w^ith the growth of a parasitic fungus. It is recog- 
nized by a greasy like discharge, with a very dis- 
agreeable odor. It causes swelling of the limb; in- 
flammation of the deeper part of the skin, or fibrous 
tissue beneath, which may form superatioii and dis- 
charge puss through a number of small openings. 
Granulations spring up and form little nodules 01 
grapes ; the hair is shed, and the parts may appear 
as one mass of rounded, red, angry tumors, which 
bleed when handled and are covered with a fetid, 
decomposing discharge. 

Treatment — In the mild form, treatment is the 
same as that for cracked heels or scratches. When 
grapes appear treat locally by keeping the parts 
clean ; touch the grapes with a red-hot iron, burning 
them down to the skin; or they may be killed by 
use of butter of antimony, by touching them as 
they appear. When they are burned even with the 
skin, dust the parts with Dr. Rowe's Healing' Pow- 
der. Continue this treatment until the discharge 
is stopped and the 'skin healed. 

LYMPHANGITIS. 

This is an inflammatory condition of the lym- 
phatic vessels of the legs of the horse. It generally 
affects the hind legs, but may be seen in the fore 
legs and sometimes extends and covers the lower 
portion of the body, and at times the nose and lips. 
This disease comes o^n very suddenly and its attacks 
are exceedingly painful. Following the excessive 
inflammation, the legs and parts become swollen to 
enormous size. 

If You Value Your Stock You Cannot Afford to Be Without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



22 , Our Veterinary Adviser. 



This disease is usually found in horses of a slug- 
gish temperament. It is caused by heavy feeding 
and lack of exercise; sudden changes of the habits 
of the horse; allowing the horse to stand idly upon 
full feed after he has been steady at work ; the blood 
being filled with excessive nutritive elements. Old 
and worked down animals that are put intoi ex- 
tremely heavy work frequently gO' down with this 
disease. 

Lymphangitis is usually ushered in by a chill ; 
rise of temperature and with some uneasiness, but 
this may be overlooked. In a short time this is fol- 
lowed by lameness in one leg and swelling on the 
inside of the thigh. This swelling is increased until 
the whole leg is involved, sometimes reaching the 
body. Other legs may begin to swell, with the same 
amount of pain when the animal is asked to' move 
or the leg pressed upon. The swelling at the upper 
part is very tender to the touch and the annual will 
make efforts tO' get away when you attempt to touch 
or handle these parts. The appetite is usually good 
in the beginning but gradually decreases as the dis- 
ease advances until it may be entirely gone. Some- 
times the lymphatic glands in the groin become 
swollen, break down 'and form abscesses, which 
causes the skin to slough until they break open and 
the puss escapes. At this period, sometimes the 
disease takes on a grave form, blood poison will set 
up which proves fatal. If treated early a recovery 
may be had in the greater number of cases. Success- 
ful treatment is as follows : 

Treatment — Foment the limbs with hot water, 
in which one pint of vinegar is added for each 
gallon of water. Apply this vigorously for thirty 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Corrects Faulty Digestion. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



23 



minutes; rub the skin dry and apply Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Liniment. Repeat this treatment twice 
a day. Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules 
and give a dessertspoonful of Dr. Rowe's Blood and 
Skin Tonic three times a day. Give bran mash and 
good clean roughness ; keep all grains away until 
recovery is had. If this treatment is applied early 
the disease will be under control within forty-eight 
hours, and the animal will make a speedy recovery. 




The Best Money-Saving Proposition Ever Offered is Our 
Handy Veterinary Case. 



24 Our Vet erinary Adviser^ 

DR. ROWE'S BLOOD AND SKIN TONIC. 

This preparation is far superior to aJl other 
treatments for indigestion in all animals. It also has 
a favorable effect upon the mucous membranes of the 
respiratory tract, improves their nutrition and hast- 
ens absorption aud repair in diseases of the air pass- 
ages ; such as Chronic Cough, Asthma, Broken 
Wind and Thick Wind. The majority of these dis- 
eases can be successfully cured if treatment is con- 
tinued for sufficient length of time. It is the best 
known treatment for Scaly Skin Diseases, Rough 
Staring Coat and general Unthriftiness. It will 
entirely change the old rough hair for ai new glossy 
coat. It is a positive cure for all skin diseases that 
are produced by blood changes, as all form of Ec- 
zema, Lichen, Chronic and Acute Urticaria. 

If you have an animal that is Unthrifty, with a 
Poor Appetite, Rough and Staring Coat, Hide 
Bound and is continually Losing Flesh give him Dr. 
Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic and yO'U will be per- 
fectly satisfied with the results. 

If you have an animal that has Heaves, Broken 
Wind, Asthma or is Thick Winded you can cure 
him with Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic. 

If he has a Chronic Cough you can cure it with 
Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic. 

If you have an animal that has Pimples or any 
Skin Eruption you can cure him with Dr. Rowe's 
Blood and Skin Tonic. 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic is a liquid 
preparation that can be given in ground feed or 
drinking water as it has but slight odor and no dis- 
agreeable taste to the animal and is gnaraneted to 
give satisf action in all the named diseases and con- 
ditions or purchase price will be refunded. 
Price 50 cents per bottle. 
Mailed prepaid upon receipt of amount. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



Diseases of the Digestive Organs 

The diseases of the digestive organs are common 
in domestic animals. Their diagnosis is difficult on 
account of the number of organs tO' be considered in 
the process of digestion. In order that the process 
of digestion may be more readily understood we 
will enumerate the organs required for digestion. 
First we have the mouth, teeth and tongue; then 
the gullet or aesophagus, stomach, small and large 
intestines and rectum. 

DISEASES OF THE MOUTH. 

SORE MOUTH. 

This is usually recognized by the animal refus- 
ing food and drink ; slobbers dripping from the 
mouth, mucous membrane much inflamed with red, 
pitted ulcers at the base of the tongue and inside of 
the lips. At first there may be scattering sores, but 
in three or four days these are sO' increased in num- 
ber that large patches are formed. These conditions 
are caused by stomach disorders, the bowels be- 
coming co'nstipated ; a,nd at other times produced by 
acute aphthous, or foot-and-mouth disease. The 
course is rapid, the animal losing flesh very quickly 
from lack of obtaining feed. 

Treatment — First remove the cause by giving 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules ; then dust the 
ulcers lightly, two or three times a day, with Dr. 
Rowe's Healing Powder. If more convenient Dr. 
Rowe's Healing Powder may be dissolved in water, 
making a wash which may be put in the mouth 
with syringe. Use one teaspoonful of Dr. Rowe's 
Healing Powder to a pint of water. This treat- 
ment will effect a cure in all cases of sore mouth, 
Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Cures All Skin Diseases. 



26 Our Veteri nary Adviser. 

whether produced by external violence or acute in- 
flammation. 

SLOBBERING. 

An abnormal quantity of saliva in the mouth 
results from the fact that the animal does not swal- 
low the secretions, or that abnormal secretions have 
accumulated. The saliva passes oiT in the form of 
foam, produced by working of the jaws. 

The diseases named above are causes of this con- 
dition. It is also' ca,used by feeding foods that con- 
tain a large per cent of acids ; such as the clovers and 
grasses that are cut before they have entirely ma- 
tured. This condition requires but little notice ex- 
cept that it is weakening to the animal, and where 
the animal is required to do severe labor, it is bettei 
that they have a change of feed and we recommend 
that you give a few doses of Dr. Rowe's Blood and 
Skin Tonic. 

DISEASES OF THE TEETH. 
The teeth require no medical treatment. An 
animal that shows irregularity in grinding its feed 
should be at once inspected by a veterinary dentist 
and have all diseased teeth removed. An animal can- 
not be expected tOi do well and thrive when its grind- 
ers are diseased, worn out and loose. 

DISEASES OF THE GULLET OR 
ESOPHAGUS. 

SORE THROAT— PHARYNIGITIS. 

This is found by more or less fever or swelling 
behind the ear and behind or between the lower 
jaws. The head is held up and the neck stiff. The 
appetite may be good but the swallowing very much 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Heals All Eruptions and 
Abrasions of the Skin. 



Read O ur Cash Guarantee. 27 

impaired, or at times impossible. When the animal, 
tries to swallow water, and at times food, these are 
ejected through the nose. At other times there are- 
symptoms of Laryngitis, with coughing and a rat- 
tling or snoring breathing. A swelling of the mu- 
cous membrane and larynx narrows or partly 
closes the air passage, tO' the lungs. This stage is 
looked upon as a rather serious complication, but if 
early treatment is applied relief may be had and nO'> 
serious effect left. On the other hand, if allowed 
to run its course, whistlers, roarers and thick- 
winded animals are the result. Swelling, even 
though slight, in this region should be looked upon 
as a serious condition and careful treatment applied 
at once. Excellent results are obtained by applying" 
the following treatment : 

Treatment — Apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary 
Liniment to the throat twice a day ; give a dessert- 
spoonful of Dr. Rowe's Distemperine three times a 
day. Should anv enlargement remain after ten days' 
treatment, apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment to' 
the enlargement, according toi directions, and give 
the animal slop diet made of oil meal and corn meal, 
using one tablespoonful of oil meal to each pint of 
corn meal. 



Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



28 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

DISEASES OF THE STOMACH AND 
INTESTINES 

LACK OR LOSS OF APPETITE. 

Animals refuse to eat food when they have 
fever and constipation ; acute derangement of the 
stomach and Uver ; impaired digestion and scanty 
secretions. 

It is caused by insufficient exercise; long and 
continued feeding of a single kind of food; feeding 
roughness of a hard, woody fiber (as over-ripe hay 
•or grasses) ; irregular feeding and watering; also 
worms in the stomach and intestines. 

Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and 
follow with Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic ac- 
cording to directions. Change feed to good whole- 
some feed ; feed and water regularly, and give mod- 
'Crate exercise. 

COLIC OF THE HORSE. 

The term colic is applied in a general way to 
^pathological conditions of the stomach and intes- 
tines and causes the animal to manifest symptoms of 
pain. There are a number of forms of colic, but 
those most readily recognized are Spasmodic Colic, 
Flatulent or Wind Colic and Water Colic, all of 
which, as a rule, are caused by improper digestion. 

SPASMODIC COLIC. 

This is one of the most common forms of colic. 
It is caused by improper feeding of the horse; abrupt 
change of the feed, or over-feeding. Sometimes 
caused by watering immediately after feeding, or 
severe exercise immediately after feeding. 

The most general symptoms are restlessness, 
pawing, lying down and rolling. The animal 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Gives a Glossy Coat. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 29 



stretches out his legs ; throws his head up and doAvn ; . 
turns up his hps ; gets up; turns around and Hes 
down again; rubs his head and neck on the ground; 
strikes his belly with his legs; looks back toward 
the flank; rises to his feet; makes effort to urinate 
and defecate but without results. The animal may 
stand for a time as though relieved of pain; take 
a; few mouthfuls of food as though his appetite 
relished it, but in a few minutes the pains return 
with a repetition of the same symptoms. In severe 
cases the animal shows intense pain, and the body 
is covered with a cold sweat. The breathing be- 
comes faster and heavier; the eyes are more promi- 
nent and staring; denoting a fatal termination un- 
less treatment is applied without delay. Under 
proper treatment the attacks of pain become fewer 
and farther apart and the animal soon recovers. 

Treatment — Give Dr. Rowe's Colic Prepara- 
tion according to directions. Blanket the animal 
and give walking exercise ; at least prevent it from 
rolling as much as possible. Do not run the animal 
as to much exertion is detrimental. Give one of 
Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, which will remove the 
cause and prevent a return of the pain. 

FLATULENT COLIC— WIND COLIC- 
BLOAT. 

This form of colic is most frequently caused by a 
sudden change of feed; feeding after exhaustion or 
a long period of fasting; sour, mouldy food; rich 
concentrated or ground food, or any and all things 
that produce indigestion. 

This disease is indicated by lack of vigor; dull- 
ness; slight pawing; lying down; enlargement of 
the abdomen or bellv; slight escaping of gas from 
Dr. Rovvf's Healing Powder Cools and Heals Very Rapidly. 



30 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

the rectum, and the animal shows symptoms of pain 
continuously. By striking upon the abdomen it is 
found to be tense and resisting. The animal lies 
down, rolls, and strikes the belly with its hind legs. 
Breathing is exhilarated, the eyes are staring, the 
mucous membrane becomes pale, with a loud beat- 
ing of the heart, profuse perspiration, trembling 
limbs and staggering gait. 

Treatment — Treatment must be prompt. Give 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and follow with 
a dose of Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation every fif- 
teen minutes. Keep the animal well blanketed in 
cold weather and apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Lini- 
ment to the abdomen. If "the case is of some stand- 
ing, warm water injections in the rectum: will aid 
in expelling the gas. 

WATER COLIC. 

This is caused by watering an animal when 
lieated; driving a heated horse through deep 
streams, cold rains, or allowing to stand in draughts 
oi air. 

Spasmodic pains come on suddenly; the animal 
pawing and rolling the same as in spasmodic colic, 
and making frequent efforts to urinate. The animal 
becO'mes very restless ; steps to and fro ; will kick at 
the belly ; switch the tail ; look back at the abdomen ; 
groan; void urine a;nd drop a thin stream, which 
show's the pain is at times in the bladder as well as 
the stomach. If the animal is not relieved in a short 
time it becomes worn out and dies. 

Treatment — Blanket the animal well, give one 
of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and immediately 
give a dessertspoonful of Dr. Rowe's Colic Prepara- 
tion and in five minutes give a dessertspoonful of 



Your Money Back if You Want It. 



Read Our Cas h Guarantee. 31 

Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation. Give these two 
preparations alternately every fifteen minutes until 
relieved. 

OVERLOADING THE STOMACH— IMPAC- 
TION OF THE STOMACH. 

The general cause of this dangerous condition is 
the animal getting to the oats bin, corn bin, wheat 
bin, rye bin, etc., and eating until the appetite is 
satisfied. This accident happens a great many times 
in the grain belt, and many animals are lost yearly 
through the lack of knowing what tO' do. There is 
a great difference in the appetites of animals. Some 
will digest a very large quantity while others are 
not capable of digesting a moderate amount of 
food. Heretofore the treatment of these cases have 
been very unsuccessful, but we give here Dr. Rowe's 
treatment which is sure tO' bring the desired results. 
All we ask is that you follow our instructions, and 
understand us correctly, but the treatment must be- 
gin within a few hours after the accident has hap- 
pened. 

Symptoms are that of a case of indigestio^n, with 
colic pains from the fifth to- the twentieth hour, and 
if proper treatment is not given death usually results 
from the twentieth to the fortieth hour. 

Treatment — Treatment should begin as 
promptly as possible. Give one of Dr. Rowe's 
Physic Capsules and follow this, every three hours, 
with one-half pint of raw linseed oil, putting in each 
dose of oil a tablesponnful of Dr. Rowe's Veteri- 
nary Liniment. Should the colic pains come 011 give 
a dose of Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation every thirty 
minutes. Co^ntinue this treatment for at least twenty- 
four hours, even though the animal does not show 

much uneasiness, as it will be safe and sure. 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Is Easily Applied. ' 



32 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

IMPACTION OF THE BOWELS. 

This is caused by constipation or lack of secre- 
tions in the intestines, which causes the bowels to- 
become plugg-ed. It is brought on by feeding dry, 
mouldy or wcody roughness ; too long feeding of 
one kind of food, lack of watering at proper inter- 
vals ; during cold and chilly weather when the ani- 
mal does not drink sufficient water and with slight or 
no exercise. 

Symptoms are loss of appetite; restlessness; 
pawing; lying down without rolling-; getting up 
pawing ; looking around at the sides ; droppings 
coming away a ball at a time. There is also fever ; 
redness of the eyelids; and the animal refuses to 
take water or food of any kind. These symptoms 
increase until pain is continuous and, unless proper 
treatment be given, the animal will remain in this- 
condition until relieved by death. Sometmies last- 
ing from three tO' five days. 

Treatment — Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic 
Capsules and follow in six hours with a dose of one 
tablespoonful of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment 
in a pint of raw linseed oil. Repeat this last dose 
every six hours until three doses are given. Where 
pains are severe give one dose of Dr. Rowe's Colic 
Preparation every thirty minutes. The physic may 
be repeated in thirty-six hours if the bowels have 
not moved sufficiently. Moderate exercise may be 
given and in cold weather a blanket applied. 
VOLVULUS — GUT-TIE — TWISTING OF 
THE BOWELS. 

These are terms applied to the bowels when they 
are knotted or twisted. This accident is rather a 
common one and frequently results when the ani- 



Every Farmer Should Use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Prepa- 
rations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 33 



inal rolls violently from pains in the bowels, as 
when attacked with severe colic. 

Symptoms are similar to those of colic, with per-- 
Iiaps more straining. A positive diagnosis of this- 
condition cannot be made while the animal is living.- 

Treatment — Treatment is same as for colic, 
but recovery is rare. Death usually results after all 
treatments have been given. 

DIARRHOEA AND SCOURS. 

Diarrhoea is a disease of the digestive apparatus, 
caused by a derangement of their function. This 
is produced by eating mouldy or musty food ; drink- 
ing of stagnant water ; being kept upon low, marshy 
pasture; exposure during cold nights; low, damp 
stables; drinking an excessive amount of water be- 
fore putting to fast or heavy road work; and a 
morbid condition of the liver. 

This disease is known by scouring, running off, 
or a watery discharge of the bowels. 

Treatment — In the beginning, when the animal 
is yet strong, gfive one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Cap- 
sules which will sweep out the impurities; then fol- 
low with Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy. Keep the 
animal quiet; blanket if in cold weather, and allow 
only a small amount of water at a time. Change 
the food, giving only well matured grain and rough- 
ness. 

DIARRHOEA IN YOUNG FOALS. 

In younsr foals this diease is caused, in the first 
few hours of their lives, bv being constipated when 
foaled; or may be caused from the mother's milk if 
she suffers from indigestion, or if she is severely 



If You Value Your Stock You Cannot Afford to Be Without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



34 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



worked while the foal is a few days old. This dis- 
ease is very fatal to young foals as the irritation, 
caused by scouring, soon sets up a fermentive 
process that causes a toxin in the bowels, which is 
very poisonous to the animal when taken up by the 
absorbing vessels and produces death in a few hours. 
Treatment — Give the mother rest on light diet, 
and give Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy to the foal until 
.the pains have ceased. 

DYSENTERY— BLOODY FLUX. 

This is caused by keeping young animals on low, 
marshy pasture without other feed; exposure during 
cold, wet weather, or drinking stagnant water that 
contains large quantities of decomposed vegetable 
matter. 

The symptoms are a fluid discharge mingled 
with blood or albuminous material, very offensive 
in odor and passed with much straining. 

Treatment — Change food and give only pure 
water tO' drink. Give a light dose of castor oil and 
follow with Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy according to 
directions. 

BOTS. 

• These are a specie of worms found in the stom- 
ach and duodenum. They come from the nits of 
the gad-fly, which sticks its eggs upon the hair of 
the horse's leg and throat. These nits find their 
way to the stomach bv the animal licking or biting 
itself, or by their falling into the feed trough and 
being taken into the stomach with the food. The 
shell is dissolved within four or five days after reach- 
ing the stomach. The bot is armed with a hook at 

Your Money Back if You Want It. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 35 



one end with which it attaches to the membrane, 
and with its sucker-mouth draws nutriment from 
the walls of the stomach and develops into' a normal 
size hot in from six to eight months. When they 
have matured they drop with the feces tO' the ground 
and hide themselves away until they change their 
form to a ily or bee, known as the gad-fly or nit-bee. 
Their presence in the stomach is detrimental to the 
extent of making the animal unthrifty, by causing 
indigestion and frequently causing colic pains. 
They do' not, as sometimes thought, eat holes in the 
stomach as they have no teeth or cutters to make 
holes with. . They take their nourishment from the 
delicate, lacteal vessels of the mucous membrane of 
the stomach. The little hook that attaches them to 
the membrane causes irritation or a thickening 
around where it is attached, giving the membrane 
the appearance of havuig been eaten out. They do 
not cause any direct symptoms other than those of 
colic. 

Treatment — Treat these pains as for colic. 
Drugs cannot be given strong enough to destroy the 
bots in the stomach without being detrimental to 
the animal. We can, however, make it disagreeable 
for them, causing them to let loose and get away. 
This can be accomplished by feeding Dr. Rowe's 
Worm Powder. After feeding the powder for two 
weeks, according to directions, give one of Dr. 
Rowe's Physic Capsules which will remove them 
from the bowels. 



All of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparatibns Are Guaranteed 
to Give Satisfactory Results. 



36 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

WORMS. 

The intestines of the horse act as a harbor for a 
number of worms, which are sometimes found only 
few in number and again numerous. Some kinds 
are rarely seen and do not require mentioning here; 
but there are others that are found in large numbers, 
are quite common, and invariably cause a great 
amount of harm to the horse. Often times these 
parasites are the cause of other disorders but are 
generally overlooked as having anything to do with 
the disease. 

The most common kinds are the Ascaris Lumbri- 
coides', Osyuris Curvula, and Sclerostoma Tetrocan- 
thum, which are taken into the stomach with the feed 
or drinking water and then multiply very rapidly. 
Worms derive their nutriment by suction from the 
intestinal secretions ; consuming a good share of the 
nutriment that should go to the horse, causing the 
animal to show unthriftiness. 

ASCARIS LUMBRilCODES OR LARGE, 

ROUND WORM. 

These resemble the earth worm in size and shape 
but occasionally are much larger, having been found 
as much as thirty inches in length and as large as a 
lady's little finger, being thickest in the middle and 
tapering at both ends. They areusually found singly, 
but are sometimes grouped together in masses, and 
infest chiefly the small intestines. These worms are 
principally found in colts from one to two years of 
age, and occasion a great amount of pain. When 
they are found in groups or masses they may plug 
the intestines and produce death. 

Every Farmer Should Use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Prepa- 
rations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



The presence of these worms cause slight coHc 
pains, frequent passage of manure, slight straining, 
rubbing the tail, licking the wall, and biting the 
wood-work. The appetite is depraved and even with 
plenty of good food the animal remains in poor con- 
dition, hide bound, pot-bellied, and does not shed 
his coat; the bowels are irregular, sometimes con- 
stipated and again diarrheoa is noticed. 

SCLEROSTOMA TETRACANTHUM. 



This parasite is better known as the Iceland Pony- 
Worm. It is a "small, red worm, (red while alive, 
but white when dead) measuring from one- fourth to 
five-eights of an inch in length and about the size of 
an ordinary sewing needle. These worms are found 
in large numbers and infest the large intestines ; gen- 
erally in the cecum and colon. They are more rare 
than the large, round worm but cause more injury 
to the animal when thev are present ; as they multiply 
very rapidly and will in a few weeks' time produce 
grave symptoms. 

The animal will show signs of unthriftiness ; 
have a ravenous appetite, and the dung will be soft 
and mushy. Sometimes it requires close observation 
of the dung to discover the worms, as they may be 
fo'Und either scattering or in great numbers. There- 
fore, as soon as the first symptoms are shown, the 
dung should be carefully examined and if worms 
are found begin treatment at once. 

OXYURIS CURVULA OR PIN WORM. 

This is a common worm found in the cecum, 
colon and rectum. It is a semi-transparent or small 
white worm, measuring in length from one-half to 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



38 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

two inches ; large at one end and tapering to a thread 
like appearance at the other. 

These worms cause the animal considerable un- 
easiness ; itching of the rectum, which is known by 
the animal rubbing its tail against the stall or fence. 
They are caught on the verge of the rectum when 
passing with the dung and are mashed, causing a 
whitish, dried substance tO' be left on and below the 
anus. The last named is the most marked symptom 
and is a sure sign of intestinal worms. 

Treatment — For all forms of intestinal worms, 
in the horse, mix a tablespoonful of Dr. Rowers 
Worm Powder in the feed, night and morning, for a 
period of one week, then give one of Dr. Rowe's 
Physic Capsules; skip one week and repeat. After 
giving the powder for two periods, watch results 
and repeat the treatment at any time you think the 
horses are again troubled with worms. For colts 
give one-fourth tO' one-half of the adult dose. The 
physic capsule may be made in proportionate doses 
for the colt by cutting with a knife. In cases where 
the pin worms are prevalent, make a strong soap 
water and with a syringe inject one or two quarts 
of same into the rectum, once or twice daily for a 
period of three or four days and repeat again in two 
weeks if thought necessary. This should be in addi- 
tion to feeding the powder. 

It should be understood that while the powder 
is being given nO' worms will be seen, as they are 
killed by the medicine and digested in the intes- 
tines. Avoid feeding hay from low, wet groimd. 



Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder fs Easily Applied. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 39 



DR. HOWE'S WORM POWDER. 

This is an especially prepared preparation for the 
eradication of worms in horses, sheep and hogs. It 
is composed of the best worm destroyers or anthil- 
mentics known and is sure death tO' all forms of in- 
tesnital worms. It not only kills the worms, but 
destroys the eggs and remov.es them, from the sys- 
tem. It tones up the system permitting the animal" 
to thrive. Easy to give by simply mixing in the 
feed. These powders will be found tO' be very valu- 
able to all stock raisers in ridding their animals of 
worms and prevent their return by giving a few 
doses occasionally, even though nO' worms may be 
seen. It will cleanse the stomach, invigorate the 
system and has been thoroughly tried under all con- 
dwitions and we guarantee it to give absolute satis- 
faction or we will cheerfully refund your money. 

Price $1.00 postpaid. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Cools and Heals Very Rapidly. 



40 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

WOUNDS AND THEIR TREATMENT. 

Wounds are of different kinds and are classified 
as incised, lacerated, contused and punctured 
wounds. The external surface of the animars body 
is composed chiefly of twO' kinds of tissue, highly 
organized and low form. The red flesh or muscle 
belong to the former; tendons, ligaments and cartil- 
age to the latter. What is meant by highly organized 
tissue is where it is largely supplied with blood ves- 
sels, nerves and lymphatics, while low form of tissue 
contains very few blood vessels, nerves and lym- 
phatics and are nourished by vessels that ramify 
over their surface. Muscular tissue heals readily, 
while tendons, ligaments and cartilage are slow to 
heal. In a wound that involves only muscular tissue 
it is reasonable to expect the wound to heal up very 
quickly, but if tendons, ligaments and cartilage are 
wounded, much longer time must be expected for 
these wounds to heal. No agents or drugs, no mat- 
ter how highly they are recommended, can make 
one cell of the body for the tissue itself must build 
into repair; however, there are drugs that can 
greatly aid and hasten the process of healing. Of 
these we have the best and can furnish them at a 
nominal price, so that any wound the reader may 
have to deal with, by properly treating it under our 
direction, he will have a speedy recovery with as 
little blemish as possible. We will advise you to 
read carefully the followine directions here laid 
down for treatment of the different wo^unds. 

INCISED WOUNDS. 

These are cuts made in the tissue with some 
sharp instrument, cutting blood vessels, nerves and 
tendons and may occur at any part of the body. 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Gives a Glossy Coat. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 41 



. Whatever parts are injured the process of repair or 
treatment will vary but little. 

Treatment — First examine the wound to find 
the depth and direction and to see if there is any 
foreign substances in it, then remove all hair or dirt 
and wash carefully with water, to which has been 
added* a little of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, a teaspoon- 
ful to a quart of water. If it is a superficial wound, 
it is best to cleanse by letting the water run over it, 
iDUt if it is a deep wound, use a syringe and wash 
out gently. If the wound is clean cut, lengthwise on 
the muscle, bring the skin together with a few 
:stiches, but if the wound is crosswise or very rag- 
ged, stiching is no use. After the wound has been 
■cleansed remove, with scissors, all fragments of flesh 
and skin. If bleeding from any considerable sized 
vessel it may be picked up and ligated (tied), but 
where the vessel cannot be found, and the wound is 
on the leg, pack the wound with cotton, after first 
cleansing and filling with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, 
then apply a bandage around the leg tight enough to 
stop the blood. This can be done with a piece of 
new muslin, three or four inches wide and three or 
four yards long — a number of such bandages should 
always be at hand for emergency. After having 
rolled this bandage up it can be bound sufficiently 
tight around the leg to stop the bleeding. Dressing 
should be removed once a day and the wound 
cleansed with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. Where a 
bandage cannot be kept upon the wound, cleanse 
with the above named preparation three or four times 
a day and follow each treatment by dusting the 
wound well with Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder. 

/.Jl of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations Are Guaranteed 
to Give Satisfactory Results. 



42 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

PUNCTURED WOUNDS. 

Wounds of this nature are very dangerous on 
account of their tendency to close, thereby shutting 
up dirt and foreign substances in the tissue. These 
wounds are produced by some sharp pointed instru- 
menr, as running a pole or shaft into the shoulder 
or neck, or nails, bolts, etc., into the feet. AH punc- 
tured wounds must be syringed with some good, 
antiseptic wash, tO' kill the poison that is always 
introduced. 

Treatment^ — Open the wound well to allow the 
free escape of serum, water and pus, and inject a 
few drops (full strength) of Dr. Rowe's Bacteri- 
cide. The wound should be opened and cleansed 
daily, as long as there is any discharge. Put a cov- 
ering of some kind over the foot tO' keep dirt and 
gravel from working into the wound. 

CONTUSED WOUNDS. 

These are made by bruising of the skin and un- 
derlying tissue, muscle, bone, ligament and tendons, 
where there is no external opening or cutting of the 
skin. Sometimes these bruises are so severe that 
abscesses are formed, which break open and dis- 
charge pus. Other wounds, which are less severe, 
are noticed by a swelling of the parts ; they remain 
as unsightly blemishes, have no tendency to go 
away and develop into callouses and bunches. See 
treatment for same. 

ABSCESSES. 

These may appear upon any part of the body^ 
and are caused by bruises or an unhealthy condi- 
tion of the system. 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Heals All Eruptions and 
Abrasions of the Skin. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 43; 

Trearment — Whenever they become soft in the 
center, they should be opened and all pus and slough- 
ing tissue removed. Then the wound should be 
cleansed and washed daily with Dr. Rowe's Bacteri- 
cide. 

CALLOUSES AND BUNCHES. 

These result from bruises and injuries to the un- 
derlying tissue, seen principally upon the legs near 
the joints. They may not interfere with the use- 
fulness of the animal, but are unsightly blemishes 
and, as a rule, they can be removed by a few appli- 
cations of Dr. Rowe's Spavin Oi'ntment. Follow 
directions and repeat the application several times, 
which will cause an absorption and gradually remove 
the enlargement. This preparation will be very 
valuable to any person who has an animal blemished 
in this way. 

COLLAR BOILS. 

These are seen upon the shoulder, where the 
collar works ; caused by bruising of the shoulder 
with the collar, especially when the horse has not 
been accustomed to work. These swellings come 
up very quickly, varying in size from that of a 
hickory-nut to that of a wash pan, and are invariably 
filled with a water or serum, in the beginning. 

Treatment — They should be opened at once, 
bv making a free incision at the lowest point of the 
swelling, allowing the fluid tO' escape. Syringe the 
cavity thus left with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. This 
treatment should be continued as long as any dis- 
charge remains. 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Cures All Skin Diseases, 



44 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

Sometimes callosities form in this region by 
treating" these boils locally with vinegar, liniment, 
etc. This will carry away the liquid and leave a 
callous bunch, which the collar will keep sore and 
ulcerated, especially in warm weather, when the ani- 
mal is kept constantly at work, and is the principal 
cause of sore shoulders. 

These bunches can be permanetly removed by 
keeping the collar off the shoulder and applying a 
few applications of Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 
However, during the working season, when these 
ulcers appear, they can be held in check or even 
healed by keeping both the collar and ulcer clean 
and applying Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder to them 
daily. 

SORE NECK. 

This is an ulcer on top of the neck, caused by a 
rough collar pad or too heavy a weight upon the 
neck, as working the horse upon the tongue and 
doing heavy backing without breeching. These 
wounds or ulcers are very troublesome tO' many 
horses and require considerable care on the part of 
the attendant to heal them up during the working 
season. However, this can be done by providing a 
smooth collar pad, keeping the neck clean and dust- 
ing with Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder twice a day; 
when the collar is put on and when it is taken off. 
It is not necessary for the horse to be laid up, as 
work will not prevent the healing. 



Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Corrects Faulty Digestion. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 45 



DR. ROWE'S BACTERICIDE. 

This is a preparation that has a wide field of 
uses. While it is not a cure-all, yet it will cure all 
kinds of wounds no matter how deep or how large 
they may be. It is a very strong antiseptic. It is 
double the strength of carbolic acid, creolin and 
other like preparations. Being very strong, it is a 
caustic when used without diluting and is always 
required to be diluted with water when healing qual- 
ities are desired, or it may be used undiluted when a 
caustic effect is desired. It is readily mixed with 
water, making the very best preparation for cleans- 
ing wounds. 

One bottle of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide will make 
twenty-four pints of healing fluid which is far su- 
perior to all other preparations regardless of their 
name or cost. It destroys the poison, kills the bac- 
teria, heals thezv ounds without scar or blemish. 

When once you become acquainted with its ex- 
cellent qualities as a healer you will not and can not 
afford to be without it. Always keep a bottle of 
Dr. Rowe's Bactericide on hand as you can not tell 
how soon you will have a valuable animal cut or 
injured which will require treatment, and the sooner 
the wound is cleansed of its impurities just so much 
quicker will the wound heal and the animal be free 
from danger. 

So' low is the price of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide 
that a large cut or wound can be healed and a valu- 
able animal saved for a few cents. One bottle mak- 
ing twenty-four pints of the best healing prepara- 
tion known, will be mailed postpaid upon receipt 
of price, 50 cents. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 
Keokuk, Iowa. 



46 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 




QUITTOR, OR FISTULA OF THE FOOT. 

Completely Cured by Using Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure. 



The Best Money-Saving Proposition Ever Offered is Our 
Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 47 

FISTULA OF THE WITHERS. 

This is a diseased condition of the withers, 
where there is a pus discharge or an open, running 
sore which has no tendency to heal. A fistula may 
be any place on the body, wherever there has been 
deep-seated inflammation that formed an abscess 
which has broken out and is running with matter 
or pus. When the cartilage of the foot is diseased 
and flowing pus, it is called Quittor ; when behind 
the ears, upon the neck, it is called Poll Evil; and 
sometimes, when the pus is coming from the with- 
ers, it is called Thisalo. 

It is a well known fact, by most horsemen, that 
fistula beeins first with an abscess, and this is caused 
by bruising the tissue in whatever region it is es- 
tablished. The withers are of a prominent eleva- 
tion, composed of the spines of the vertebra; liga- 
ments that support the head and neck are attached 
upon these and some of the heavy muscles also have 
their attachment here and lie close along on each 
side of these spines, so that the animal often rubs the 
withers against the stall, when scratching the neck 
after a heated collar has been removed, or some- 
times in reaching through a fence, rubs the withers 
against the bars, or may roll upon a rock and injure 
these parts. 

The first stage of this disease is a swelling over 
the withers, which may appear either upon one or 
both sides. The swelling is quite tender and hot, 
and develops rapidly. Sometimes the. inflammation 
is deep-seated and the development comes on slow, 
even weeks may elapse before they become very 
large. If the inflammation is superficial, it is not 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Relieves the System af 

All Impurities. 



48 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

long before they break open, discharge pus and sooni 
heal up again. As soon as this occurs, the swelling, 
begins again and in a short time breaks open as be- 
fore — this process of gathering and breaking open, 
will continue for years — each time more tissue be- 
comes involved and instead of having only one 
opening there is frequently a number of openings. 
So it is with this disease, it never runs out or gets 
well of its own accord, but upon the other hand, the 
longer it runs the worse it gets. Deep-seated in- 
flammations are slow in developing, they continue 
for some time without making any particular change,, 
but later 011 pus will bore its way tO' the surface and 
will run and discharge for weeks. 

The treatment varies as the disease varies, and 
each stage will require a different treatment; there- 
fore, the preparation to be used depends entirely 
upon the stage in which treatment is tO' begin. A 
few years ago this disease was considered incurable 
by many, and even today, some think it better to- 
destroy the animal in the beginning, rather than un- 
dertake the job of curing it. However, we find it 
comparatively easy, under our new method of treat- 
ment, which is so simple that any one, with the aid 
of our preparations, can cure the worst form of fis- 
tula. We treat the different stages as they appear. 

First Stage Treatment — When the swellings, 
first appear, clip off the hair, over the most promi- 
nent parts, of about one-half of the entire enlarge- 
ment and apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment, rub- 
bing it over gently for a few minutes. This may 
inflame suf^ciently to cause some swelling, but will 
gradually subside after a few days. A scurf will 
'raise after four or five days, to which apply a little 

Record Breaking Results Are Obtained by Using Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 49 



lard or vaseline to keep it soft. If pus has formed^ 
in the swelHng, it will not be absorbed and neces- 
sarily has to open, which will allow the pus to escape. 
After three weeks, if the enlargement has not broken^ 
open, apply the ointment again, and continue to ap--- 
ply every three weeks until the enlargement has 
disappeared. As a rule, two or three applications 
are all that will be required. Should the enlarge- 
ment break open, the ointment will do' no good and 
you are ready for the second stage treatment. 

TREATING FISTULA IN THE SECOND 

STAGE. 

In this stage we have an open, running sore, 
discharging pus or matter. This condition exists 
because there is diseased tissue, bone, muscle or liga- 
ments, and this discharge will continue as long as 
they remain diseased. To cure this disease we neces- 
sarily have to remove all diseased tissue, which will 
require some time, accoirding to the amount of dis- 
ease oresent. 

First, explore these tubes, with a piece of wire,; 
rounded on the end, or a long nozzle syringe, to 
find the direction and extent of same; then fill the 
syringe with Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure, insert the 
syringe to the bottom of the pipe or pipes and inject 
the contents. Beginning on the third day after the 
above injection, make a solution of Dr. Rowe's Bac- 
tericide, one teaspoonful to a pint of water, and use 
as an injection once a day for two weeks. If at this 
time there is still a heavy pus discharge, use one 
injection of Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure and follow 
with injections of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide (as be- 
fore) for three weeks. This treatment, for three 

Always Have Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation on Hand, for 
When You Need It You Need It Quick. 



50 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

successive periods, will bring about a cure in the ma- 
jority of cases, but may be repeated for as many 
periods as necessary. 

POLL EVIL. 

This is a fistula upon the neck, behind the ear, 

a region that is called the poll, and from this we get 

the name, Poll Evil. When upon this region it is 

much more dangerous to the animal than when it 

is upon the withers, because of its near relation to 

the brain, spinal cord, bursa between the bones of 

the head, and the vertebral column. Sometimes these 

articulations or joints become inflamed, and through 

the process of inflammation the neck is made stiff, 

^which sometimes remains so even after the animal 

-is cured, but these cases are very rare, averaging 

^only about one per cent of all cases treated. There- 

■ fore, treatment should be given in all cases, as a 

large swelling over the region of the poll will cause 

the head and nose to be held outward and the neck 

stiff; this does not prevent the healing process and 

chance for recovery, and you are not able to tell 

whether this stiffness will be permanent or not, until 

the animal is entirely well. 

Treatment — Read carefully the treatment un- 
der fistula and follow it closely. 

QUITTOE. 

Symptoms are lameness and a pus discharge 
from the side of the foot, which will continue for 
weeks. 

Treatment — These fistulous tracks, or quit- 
tors, yield readily to treatment as advised for fistula 
of the withers, and a permanent, cure can be had by 
this method of treatment. 

Dr. Rowe's Preparations Will Save Your Animal or Money 

Refunded. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 51 



DR. ROWE'S FISTULA CURE. 

This is a preparation composed of drugs that 
have the properties of destroying and removing the * 
diseases known as Fistula, Poll Evil and Quittor. 
It is made in a liquid and can be applied with a syr- 
inge thereby reaching all parts that are diseased. It 
is not an active caustic that destroys the living tissue, 
but only attacks that tissue which is diseased and 
causes it to slough away and pass out with the dis- 
charge. A few applications is all that is necessary 
to effect a cure. 

The application consists simply in filling the 
syringe with Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure and injecting 
the contents to the bottom of the cavity and can be 
applied by any one. 

If you have a Fistula, Poll Evil or Quittor and 
are not using Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure it is because 
you are not acquainted with its merits. With it you 
can always effect a cure, even after other remedies 
have failed. One bottle is sufficient to cure an or- 
dinary case of Fistula, Poll Evil or Quittor. Other 
cases of lo^ng standing may require the second or 
even the third bottle. Therefore, we would advise 
not to discontinue treatment after using- one bottle 
(unless the case is cured) but to continue until a 
complete cure is had. Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure, like 
all other preparations manufactured by us, is sold 
with a cash guarantee. Your money cheerfully re- 
funded if not satisfied. 

Price per bottle, $1.50. 

Mailed prepaid upon receipt of amount. 

Prepared only bv 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



52 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

WARTS. 

These are bloody tumors, which appear upon all 
parts of the body. They are mostly seen on young 
horses, about the lips, eyelids, cheeks, ears and be- 
neath the belly, and sometimes found upon the legs, 
which is quite common in the mule. They are prac- 
tically a morbid growth of the skin, appear as a red, 
bloody tumor, grow very rapidly, having a great 
blood supply. The warts, in themselves, are not 
very sensitive, but as they are set in the skin, or 
hang by a neck from the skin, they are very painful 
when rubbed upon or struck severe enough to dis- 
turb their attachments. They are usually found in 
two forms, a flat tumor, or a rose like tumor with 
a short neck. 

Treatment^ — The first forms are best gotten rid 
of by removing the whole mass ; if this cannot be 
done, it is better to let them alone until they become 
raw, then toiich them up with Dr. Rowe's Chemical 
No-Horn. Repeat the application after the scab 
has come ofT, if any of the wart is left. Two or 
three aplications will remove the entire wart and 
the wound will heal over completely. In the other 
form, where they have the short neck, they can be 
removed by tying a silk thread tis^htly around the 
neck of the wart ; this will choke O'ff and leave a raw 
surface in the skin, which should be touched up 
once or twice with Dr. Rowe's Chemical No-Horn. 

CANCEROUS WARTS. 

A cancerous wart is a bloody tumor that con- 
tinues tO' spread rapidly and has a very putrid odor. 

Home Remedies Are All Right at Times, but too Many 
Times They Are Expensive. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 53 



These warts are incurable but may be held in check 
by a few applications of Dr. Rowe's Chemical No- 
Horn. 



BLACK WARTS. 

These are seen upon white or gray horses only. 
They are pig-mentary tumors, being filled principally 
with black pigment. They are incurable, do very lit- 
tle harm and should not be disturbed, unless the skin 
is broken over them. When this occurs, they may be 
treated as for cancerous warts, and be benefited 
about the same. 

WARTS FOLLOWING CUTS OR ABRA- 
SIONS OF THE SKIN. 

We have another quite common form of tumors 
or warty growths that follow wire cuts or abrasions 
of the skin, on the lower part of the leg. They are 
produced by badly treated wire cuts or wounds, 
whatever the wound may be. 

Treatment — To' get rid of these warts, rub the 
parts once a day for a week with Dr. Rowe's Chem- 
ical No-Horn, using care that the secretion does not 
run down over the healthy skin. When once }'OU 
have gotten rid of these tumors or granulations, keep 
the raw surface dusted with Dr. Rowe's 'Healing 
powder, which will enable the wound to heal. 

I Have Seen Men When They Would Be Willing to Give 

One Hundred Dollars for a Preparation That 

Would Save Their Animal. 



54 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 




RED WARTS. 

Removed by Using Dr. Rowe's Chemical No-Horn. 



All Who Have Our Hand Veterinary Case Say They Could 
Not Get Along Without It. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 55 



Diseases of the Kidneys. 

The kidneys of the horse are two in number, one 
on each side of the body beneath the vertebral col- 
umn. The right kidney is shaped like a french bean 
and lies beneath the heads of the last two ribs. The 
left kidney resembles a heart and lies beneath the 
last rib. These organs are filtering vats and re- 
lieve the blood of extra amount of water and im- 
purities and are very easily affected by changes in 
the composition of the blood. 

DIABETES- INSIPIDES. 

EXCESSIVE SECRETION OF THE URINE. 

This disease is often seen in the horse where an 
excessive amount of clear water urine is made daily, 
and the animal is very thirsty with great loss of 
strength and spirit. 

Any agent, medical or elementary, and poisonous 
food which over stimulates the kidneys, as the reck- 
less administration of diuretics or kidney stimulants, 
as unripe hay, new oats imperfectly cured, too much 
salt, or any mouldy or impure food may cause this 
condition. It is also caused by extreme heavy work 
of the animal ; especially in colts that have not been 
thoroughly conditioned. 

The animal drinks considerable water^ at every 
opportunity, and passes water at every stop, or at 
least every few minutes. The water so passed is 
of a low density, without odor and deficient in solid 
extracts. This process is very weakening to the sys- 

Better Send for Our Handy Veterinary Case. Do It To-day. 



56 Our Veterinary Adv iser. 

tern, the animal loses flesh rapidly, the flanks become 
tucked up, the fat disappears, the bones and muscles 
stand out prominently and the skin becomes tense 
and hide bound. The hair stands erect and is de- 
ficient in lustre, the eyes become dull and sunken, 
the spirits are depressed, the animal is weak and 
sluggish, sweats on the slightest exertion and is said 
to be of little account. 

Treatment — Stop giving diuretics, cheap man- 
iifactured foods or the cure-alls — such as the great 
amount of stock foods on the market today — and 
give only good sound grain and hay that is not 
tainted with mould or improper curing. Give the 
animal rest for a few days. In the meantime, give 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, to correct the 
faulty digestion, and give Dr. Rowe's Kidney Prep- 
aration according to directions. Follow this with 
a treatment of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic. 

BLOODY URINE- HAEMATURIA. 

Bloody urine, as seen in the horse, is the result 
of one of twO' conditions : sprains or fractures in the 
region of the loins, or laceration of the psoas mus- 
cles. As a result of these injuries we have conges- 
tion of the kidneys, and bloody urine as a result of 
this congestion. Another common condition that 
sometimes exists is an over-acid condition of the 
food, which causes a congestion of the kidneys ; this 
also leads to the escape of bloody urine. Blood may 
be presented in small clots or more or less well 
mixed with the urine. 

Treatment — Remove as much of the cause as 
possible. If the cause is due to the poor quality of 
feed, this must be changed. If due to mechanical 



Do You Use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations? If Not, 

Why Not? 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 57 

-injuries, strains and conditions of this nature, per- 
fect rest or even putting the animal in a sling, to 
keep it from lying down, will be a great aid for its 
recovery. Give a treatment of Dr. Rowe's Kidney 
Preparation and apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Lini- 
ment to the loins. If the discharge is extreme, also 
apply cold w^ater to the loins and keep the animal 
perfectly still. 

AZOTURIA. 

This is practically a blood disease, which comes 
on very rapidly. The animal appears as if struck 
with some great electrical shock and frequently suc- 
cumbs tO' the disease in from three to^ six hours. 
Should it live over this period it will usually recover 
inider proper care. 

The cause of this disease is due to an over 
amount of albuminoids in the blood which produces 
a congestion of certain groups of muscles or of the 
entire system. The state of flesh which the animal 
is in has much to do with this disease, as animals 
that are well fed, in a fat, plethoric condition, not 
having had sufficient exercise to keep the system in 
a thorough active condition are more liable to be 
affected with this disease. Too' suddenly putting 
an animal in this fat, plethoric condition to exercise 
and the anatomical features of the horse's liver also 
contribute to this malady. 

One of the peculiarities of this disease is that 
wdien the animal is taken from the stable he is more 
frisky and in better spirits than usual, but before 
he has been driven one-eighth of a mile he may ]3egin 
to show lameness in either one or both hind legs, 
lags back and if driven on, will break out in a pro- 
fuse sweat. The lameness increases and the animal 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



58 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



will appear (to one not accustomed to the disease) 
to have its leg broken, and if allowed to go on will 
soon give down in the harness. When down he 
will make great efforts to again get on his feet, in 
which he may succeed, but only to soon again go 
down and then not be able to rise although he make 
repeated efforts to do so. The animal will show se- 
vere pains in the region of the loins, strain to urinate 
but will not succeed in doing so, and may die in this 
\ which is the congestive stage. If both limbs are af- 

fected his chances for recovery are very poor, al- 
though he may live for weeks under good care. 

Treatment — As only mild cases make satis- 
factory recovery we will advise that a veterinarian 
be called when the animal goes down, as he will be 
able tO' give advice whether it is practical to try 
treatment or to destroy the animal. In all cases that 
have not advanced so far, stop the animal from ex- 
ercise, blanket, draw off the urine and keep him 
quiet. Give Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation, ac- 
cording to directions, and rub the limb with Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Liniment. This should be done 
at once after the first symptoms have appeared. The 
appetite is generally good and the animal should 
have a liberal supply of laxative food, such as bran 
mash and grasses. Oats and corn should be ex- 
cluded. 

ACUTE INFLAMATION OF THE KIDNEYS. 

Inflammation of the kidneys is caused by a great 
many radical changes in the system, some of which 
we will enumerate as follows : Poor quality of feed, 
feed which contains toO' much acid — which includes 
the mould, the fungui and the poorly cared for 



Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations Are Easy to Give and 
Leave No Bad Effects. 



♦ 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 59 

grain — too sudden change of temperature of the 
body, cooHng off too quick when hot or allowing 
to stand quietly after forced exercise, a diseased con- 
dition of the heart, stomach and liver; injuries and 
paralysis. 

The disease manifests itself by stiffness of the 
back and staggering gait, especially with the hind 
limbs ; difificulty in lying down and rising, the ani- 
mals groaning under their effort ; arching of the 
loins and puffing up of the flanks ; looking back at 
the flanks, as if from colic pains ; showing tender- 
ness over the loins when pressed upon ; urine is 
passed frequently and in small quantity, sometimes 
mixed with blood or puss. The legs swell at the 
pastern; sometimes there is a swelling of the sheath 
and swellings under the breast and between the fore 
legs ; the animal loses flesh and is unthrifty. 

Treatment — Treatment demands . that the 
cause be removed if possible; give rest; blanket, if 
in cold weath ; give one of Dr. Row^e's Physic Cap- 
sules ; give a few doses of Dr. Rowe's Kidney Prep- 
aration and follow with Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin 
Tonic; turn tO' pasture or give moderate exercise. 
Leave off all condition powders, as they will not do 
here but, on the other hand, may aggravate the con- 
dition. 

PARALYSIS OF THE BLADDER. 

This condition sometimes occurs in the horse 
when the animal has lost the power to stretch him- 
self to stall and we have suppression of the urine, 
caused by some acute disease, as Tetanus, Rheuma- 
tism, Hemiplegia and Cystitis. It frequent ly occurs 
in the mare by injuries produced upon the bladder 
in foaling. 



To Lose a Good Horse Means a Loss of Many Dollars. 



6o Our Veterinary Adviser. 

The symptoms O'f this disease are a constant 
dribbhng of urine down the legs or from the penis. 
This condition is looked upon as very serious. 

Treatment — Treatment is only successful in 
cases where the cause can be removed. Use a 
catheter and draw off the urine. Give Dr. Rowe's 
Kidney Preparation once or twice a day. 

STONE OR GRAVEL. 

This is a condition resulting- from the accumu- 
lation of calcarius deposits together in the bladder. 
They cause frequent pains, the animal strains to 
urinate and water comes away only a drop at a time. 

Treatment — To remove gravel will require the 
assistance of a competent veterinarian. 

NAVEL ILL— DISCHARGE OF THE URINE 

THROUGH THE NAVEL. 

This condition occurs only in the newly born 
animal and is caused by non-closure of the urachus. 
This canal, which extends from the bladder to the 
navel, is normal in foetal life; it should close when 
the animal is born and the urine from the bladder 
should gO' out through the natural passage. Some- 
times there is anjmperfect closure of this canal — 
more frequently seen in the male than in the fe- 
niale^ — which is caused by the long urethra through 
the penis. At first there may be only a few drops 
of water coming from the navel but will soon in- 
crease to a stream. When in this condition there is 
considerable trouble for the foal, as the urine pass- 
ing through this canal causes urea and different 
acids to be taken up by the blood which poisons the 

You Can Prevent Loss by Disease if You Use Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 6i 

system of the little one. This manifests itself by 
swelling of the joints which, at first, may shift from 
one limb to the other, ''practically a rheumatic con- 
dition." If proper treatment is not applied, these 
swellings soon become of enormous size, fill with 
water which soon turns to puss, break open and 
discharge water and matter ; the animal weakens and 
soon succumbs to the disease. 

Treatment^ — Treatment is simple and surely 
certain if applied early. It consists only in applying 
Dr. Rowe's Chemical No-Horn. Apply a small 
quantity of the paste to the navel cord sufficient to 
turn it white. This will contract the tissue and close 
the canal. It may be applied at different times, or 
as often as needed to keep the canal closed. Give 
the animal a few doses of Dr. Rowe's Kidney Prepa- 
ration, keep it cpiet, on a dry bed and allow to nurse 
frequently. 



You Should Always Have Remedies on Hand with Which 
to Treat Your Stock When Necessity Arises. 



62 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



DR. ROWE'S KIDNEY PREPARATION. 

This is a positive remedy in diseases of the urin- 
ary organs of all domestic animals. It is prepared 
for kidney, bladder and iirethal trouble arising from 
irritation or inflammation. This preparation is used 
•expressly for these troubles and has been found 
worthy and reliable in all cases. It is a stimulant, 
tonic and diuretic, relieving weakness of the back, 
and pain in the kidneys and bladder. It is elimi- 
nated from the system almost entirely through the 
kidneys and bladder an will correct frequent, scant, 
or bloody urine. Horses are more subject to these 
troubles than other domestic animals, being quite 
•often found to be weak, unthrifty and with stocking 
of the legs due to the causes of these diseases. The 
majority of these animals may be put in a healthy 
and thriving condition by the judicious use of this 
preparation. Therefore we urge any farmer, stock- 
man or horse owner having a horse suffering from 
these conditions to give them a treatment of Dr. 
Rowe's Kidney Preparation as same is guaranteed 
tO' give satisfactory results or money zmll he re- 
funded. 

Price $i.oo per bottle postpaid. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, low^a. 



!|f Your Horse Is Lame cse Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 
If a Horse Gets Cut Use Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 6"* 



Diseases of the Respiratory Organs 

The organs pertaining to respiration are as fol- 
lows : The nasal openings or nostrils ; the sinuses 
in the head, communicating with the nasal cham- 
bers; the pharynx; the larynx; the trachea or wind 
pipe; the bronchial tubes and the lungs. The lungs 
are covered with the pleura which is reflected over 
the entire inside of the chest cavity. These organs 
are all lined with a delicate membrane, are easily 
injured by foreign substances and by extreme cold 
draughts of air. 

TUMORS WITHIN THE NOSTRILS. 

Sometimes small tumors are found in the nos- 
trils, large enough to partially close the air passage. 
They can be easily removed by splitting them open 
with a knife and squeezing out the cheesy mass 
which they contain. 

CATARRH— COLD IN THE HEAD. 

Catarrh is caused by an inflammation of the lin- 
ing . membranes of the nose, which may be severe 
enough to break down and is then recognized by the 
discharge of a white, watery substance. Sometimes 
the inflammation reaches the sinuses of the head, 
then the discharge is of a sticky, yellowish, gleety 
substance, which stage is commonly known as nasal 
gleet. This condition may cause an enlargement or 
bulging of the frontal bones, a condition that is 
quite serious and will require an operation (trephin- 
ing the sinuses) which can only be performed by a 
skilled veterinarian. 



Your Money Back if You Want It. 



64 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



Treatment — In the mild form we recommend 
that you blanket the animal and give Dr. Rowe's 
Distemperine. Give good laxative feed, and if there 
is a tendency to constipation, give one of Dr. Rowe's 
Physic Capsules. Steam the nose or head, putting a 
tesapoonful of Distemperine in the water. This 
will heal the ulcers in the nose, lessen the discharge, 
and is far superior to the old method of smoking 
the nose with old rags, boots and shoes. 

COUGH. 

Cough in the horse is either acute or chronic, j. 
Acute cough is where it comes on suddenly, as from 'v 
taking cold or from foreign substances taken inta ' 
the lungs. Medicine, when given as a drench, mav 
enter the wind pipe, and sometimes the animal is 
caused to breathe smoke, which causes an irritation 
of the lining membrane of the larynx, bronchial 
tubes and tubules of the lungs. 

The chronic cough is where the acute form con- 
tinues for some time, whereby, coughing so much 
causes sores or ulcers in the bronchial tubes and 
lung tissue, producing heaves and broken wind. 
There is coughing associated with a number of dis- 
eases, which will be treated under their respective 
heads and no further mention made here. 

Treatment. — So long as there are sores in the 
lungs the animal will cough and these must be healec 
to affect a cure. If the cough is from a cold, giv 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, to remove th 
poison from the system, then give Dr. Rowe's Dif 
temperine according to directions. If possible tuf 
the animal to pasture. 

Every Farmer Should Use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Prepara- 
tions. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



DR. ROWE'S DISTEMPERINE 

Is one of the best cough syrups known to-day ; it has" 
great antiseptic properties, heals all ulcers in the 
lungs and prevents the chronic form, which is sure 
to follow unless properly treated. It is of great 
value in the chronic form of cough and in heaves. 
If given for sufficient length of time, and the animal 
have good, clean food, we guarantee it to give most 
satisfactory results. 

ROARING. 

This is a condition of the vocal cords in the 
larynx or of the cartilage of the larynx itself. The- 
animal, when exercised or asked to exert himself, 
makes a loud sound when breathing. The vocal 
cords become paralyzed and there is also paralysis 
of the muscles, which prevents the expansion of the 
glottis when the animal must have more air in the 
lungs. When this condition exists there is a wheez- 
ing, whistling or roaring sound as the air passes 
through the larynx. Sometimes the opening shrinks 
or closes so that the animal cannot get its breath. 
and if forced to draw heavy loads will stagger, fall 
and suffocate from lack of air. 

Treatment — Treatment is not satisfactory, and 
in mentioning this condition we do so that you may 
be warned and, thereby guard against buying an 
inimal with these defects. In buying an animal look 
veil to its wind and give it a fair trot before making 
the deal. 



When You Need It You Need It Quick. Write To-day and 

Let Us Send You Our Handy Veterinary Case, Then 

You Will Have it When Needed. 



66 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

DISEASES OF THE LARYNX AND BRON- 
CHIAL TUBES. 

This is an inflammation of the larynx, trachea 
and bronchial tubes, recognized by a cough which 
is at first dry and painful, but later becomes more 
moist. When the inflammation is severe the animal 
will show fever, exhilirated pulse, snoring, irregular 
'breathing, and cough severely when brought from 
the stable into the open air. The animal appears 
• dull, the appetite is partially or wholly lost and a 
general weakness is shown. In a few days they 
cough up considerable puss and slimy secretions, and 
the animal persists in standing throughout the at- 
tack. The animal is usually constipated and the 
■<dung is covered with a slimy mucous, which indi- 
cates a cold on the bowels. The animal shows 
more or less thirst and in some cases the mouth is 
full of saliva. The discharge from the nose in- 
creases in quantity as the disease advances, (this 
is usually a favorable symptom as it shows the irri- 
tated stages have passed) the cough becomes less 
rasping and less frequent and gradually disappears 
with the return of health. 

Treatment — Place the animal in a well ventil- 
ated stall, blanket — a bucket of water may be set 
at its command — give as much laxative feed as it 
will clean up. Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Cap- 
sules and follow with Dr. Rowe's Distemperine. 
Continue this as long as they persist in coughing. 
The majority of cases will make a good recovery 
under this treatment. 

On Every Farm Should Be Found Our Handy Veterinary 

Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. ^J 

PLEURISY. 

This is an inflammation of the pleura or lining 
membrane covering the inner wall of the chest cav- 
ity. The inflammation may be single or double, af- 
fecting one or both sides of the lungs, generally 
seen upon one side only. The animal may have 
fever; a quick, hard pulse; a sharp, painful cough; 
stand with its head extended and with the elbows 
turned outward. A friction sound will be heard in 
the lungs like that of rubbing two rough surfaces 
together. This condition will continue for several 
days and, if the animal does not receive proper treat- 
ment, will be followed by Hydro-thorax (water in 
the chest cavity) which is rather a grave complica- 
tion and may produce death. 

Treatment — In the beginning apply a mild ap- 
plication of Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment to the in- 
flammed area of the lungs, which is immediately 
behind the shoulder over the eighth or ninth rib. 
Give Dr. Rowe's Distemperine, according to direc- 
tions, blanket the animal and keep him quiet. 

PNEUMONIA— LUNG FEVER. 

This is an acute inflammation of the lung cells, 
caused by suddenly taking cold or a mechanical in- 
jury of the chest cavity, or may be the complications 
of Bronchitis, Pleurisy. Choke, Influenza or Dis- 
temper. It is one of the most common and fatal dis- 
eases of the entire respiratory apparatus of the 
horse; is seen at all times of the year but occurs 
most frequently in the spring and fall season-. ^ It 
is always preceded by congestion of the lungs, which 
is the first stage of Pneumonia. 

''Do Not Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Should Do 

To-day." 



68 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



Tine first symptoms are a chill, followed by a 
fever and dullness, nostrils dilated, breathing hur- 
ried, heaving of the flanks and flanks tucked up 
shoW' ing a line along the floAving border of the float- 
ing ribs. This can be counted as always present 
in Pneumonia, and gradually increases in depth as 
the disease oroceeds. The appetite is impaired, the 
eyes look wild and staring or dull and sunken, the 
breathing becomes more rapid and almost gasping. 
The body is covered with perspiration, which in 
most cases may soon evaporate, and the legs and 
ears may be found sometimes cold and sometimes 
warm, but in severe cases usually cold. The pulse 
may be found but is small and rapid, reaching at 
times one hundred or more. The temperature ranges 
from 103 to 107 degrees. The heart may be felt 
tumultously thumping if the hand is placed against 
the chest behind the left elbow. If the ear is placed 
against the chest a loud mumur may be heard, or 
later on there may be a crackling sound. At times 
there is a complete filling up of the lungs of an exu- 
date, which obstructs the tubules, then there is no 
sound or murmur heard until the absorption takes 
place, which may be in five or six days. When this 
resolution takes place and the tubules open up health 
is soon restored and the animal makes a good re- 
covery. At times, instead of this favorable termi- 
nation, while the lungs are plugged up, gangrene 
sets in and the animal soon succumbs to the disease. 

Treatment' — Treatment must begin with con- 
gestion, or first stage. Whenever this comes on the 
animal must be stopped from work and allowed 
to remain where he can get sufficient pure air. Rub 
the body briskly with the hand or cloth, blanket the 

Let Us Tell You a Dose in Time Will Save the Animal. 



Read Our Cas h Guarantee. 69 

animal and continue to rub the legs until circulation 
is well established. Give two ounces each of spirits 
of nitrous ether and alcohol, diluted in one pint of 
water, as a drench; repeat in one hour. If this prep- 
aration is not at hand give a pint of whisky in a pint 
of water and repeat in one hour. Follow either of 
these (which ever is used) with Dr. Rowe's Dis- 
temperine, giving a dose every twO' hours for the 
first twenty-four hours, then give a dose four times 
a day. Rub the chest walls thoroughly with Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Liniment and continue this treat- 
ment throughout the entire course of the disease. 
When the discharge begins from the nose steam the 
head twice a day, putting a teaspoonful of Distem- 
perine in the water. The animal should have good, 
quiet quarters, be blanketed, and given good, laxa- 
tive feed, such as bran mashes and oil cake. Change 
the feed often and give the animal what it will relish 
the best. 

HEAVES— BROKEN WIND— ASTHMA. 

This is a disease that is common in the central 
and middle states. Every horseman knows the 
symptoms of a heavy horse but there is much dif- 
ference of opinion as to what causes or produces 
this condition. Some claim that it is a diseased con- 
dition of the pneumo-gastric nerve ; and others, that 
cannot see so far, believe it to be caused by a rup- 
ture of the air cells of the lungs. However, it is 
w^ell known by veterinarians that it is produced by 
feeding hay and clover which is raised in the Mis- 
sissippi and Ohio river valleys. The same grasses 
raised in higher altitudes do not produce the dis- 
ease, which gives evidence of the toxin existing in 

You Have Heard the Old Proverb, "A Stitch in Time Saves 

Nine." 



yo Our Veterinary Adviser. 

the districts wherein this disease is prevalent. 
When once the disease has taken hold there is but 
little chance for the animal to be entirely cured while 
kept upon this form of feed. 

Treatment — Heavy animals may be perma- 
nently cured if fed upon straw and fodder, allowed 
to run upon pasture and be given Dr. Rowe's Blood 
and Skin Tonic with regularity. 

THUMPS— SPASMS OF THE DIAPHRAM. 

This is a disease seen mostly in young, weak 
animals. It is claimed by some to- be heart trouble, 
but the heart is not the seat of this trouble; it is 
the diaphram that causes the thumping. Sometimes 
there ig congestion of the lungs which causes the 
diaphram to be over-worked in forcing respiration; 
this weakens the nerves of the body, at times affects 
the nerves of the diaphram and produces these 
spasms. 

Treatment — To prevent this malady, keep the 
animal in a healthy condition, give abundance of 
sunlight and exercise, and treat the same as for con- 
gestion of the lungs. 



Seize the Opportunity and Send for Our Handy Veterinary 

Case. 
Do It To-day. 



Read Our Cash- Guarantee. 



Diseases of the Genital Organs. 

The generative organs consist of the testicles, 
penis and nretha of the male; the ovaries, uterus, 
vagina and vulvas of the female. These organs are 
often diseased by mechanical injuries and by conta- 
jj'on. 

CONGESTION AND INFLAMMATION OF 
THE TESTICLES. 

These organs are often inflammed and swollen 
by being struck or mashed, and again they become 
hot, tender and swollen, the animal being in a ple- 
thoric condition. 

Tteatment — Bathe the testicles, once or twdce a 
day, with the following astringent lotion : Actetate 
of lead two drachms, tincture of belladonna one 
ounce, tincture of arnica two ounces, water one 
quart. Give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules 
and keep the animal quiet. 

DROPSY OF THE SCROTUM. 

This may accompany the dropsical condition of 
the abdomen, inflammation of the testicles, or may 
result from castration. When none of these causes 
are present it may be caused by a dirty, filthy sheath 
or from inaction of the kidneys. Usually this is a 
dropsical condition, w-ater having accumulated in 
the lower part. 

To-day Is the Day to Send for Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



72 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



Treatment — This condition can be relieved by 
making a few small openings in the point of the 
sheath, made through the skin by a small bladed 
knife. Other conditions may be relieved by wash- 
ing of the sheath and penis with soap water and 
applying Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment to the 
parts in general. 




All preparations bearing" 
this trade mark are sold 
under a cash guarantee. 



You Know Not How Many Si:k Animals You May Have 

To-morrow. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 'j^) 



Diseases of the Liver. 

This is an organ in the horse that is rarely a seat 
of disease but, nevertheless, it has certain ailments 
as well as the other organs. 

JAUNDICE— YELLOWS. 

^This is a disease in which other organs are in- 
volved as well as the liver, but the liver gets the 
blame. The biliary canal, that carries the bile to 
the duodenem, is partially or totally closed stopping 
the passage of the bile to the intestinal tract; this 
allows the bile to remain in the liver. After the 
liver has become so' full, this bile is picked up by the 
blood and distributed throughout the entire system, 
causing the yellowness which shows the existing 
conditions. 

It shows first upon the white of the eye, giving 
it a yellowish appearance, and also on the mucous 
membrane of the nose and mouth ; and if the animal 
is white skinned, the skin will show the yellowness 
of the bile in the blood. 

Treatment — This condition may be relieved by 
giving one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, followed 
with a treatment of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin 
Tonic. 

Record Breaking Results Are Obtained by Using Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



74 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

RUPTURE OF THE LIVER. 

Rupture O'f the liver occurs in over-fatted horses, 
w^hen they are too suddenly put to exercise' The 
animal not being in condition tO' stand the exertion, 
the blood rushes to the liver and causes a rupture of 
that organ. Sometimes ruptures occur in severe 
colic cases, w^here the blood rushes tO' the internal 
organs. Death occurs in a few hours afterward, 
depending upon the extent of the rupture. 

DROPSY OF THE ABDOMEN. 

This disease is caused by a deranged condition 
of the liver. The abdomen is filled with a watery 
fluid which causes it to enlarge, making the animal 
appear to be very much pot-bellied. Sometimes the 
abdomen is not much extended, there is a swelling 
of the limbs, the sheath of the horse, the bag of the 
mare, and a swelling appears beneath the abdomen 
and between the forelegs. These conditions are 
produced by the inflammation of the liver and kid- 
neys, parasites, abscesses and fatty degeneration. 

Treatment — Treatment is only satisfactory in 
the beginning, therefore do not delay. Give one of 
Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and repeat same every 
two weeks. Give Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic 
three times a day. In the advanced stage of this 
disease we will not prescribe any treatment, but be- 
lieve it would be humane to destroy the animal. ' 

Opportunity Knocks at the Door of Every One. 
Opportunity Is Knocking at Your Door To-day. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 75, 

FARCY. 

This disease is characterized by a swelHng of the 
lower part of the chest and abdomen. This enlarge- 
ment is just beneath the skin and is caused by the 
serum or water of the blood getting out of the blood 
vessels and accumulating in considerable quantity. 
It is most generally seen in the mare during the lat- 
ter stages of gestation (eight to ten months after 
having been bred) and at times is present just be- 
fore foaling. 

It is purely a blood trouble caused by the liver 
and kidneys being overworked to relieve the impuri- 
ties resulting from pregnancy. 

Treatment — Give good laxative food, such as-- 
bran mashes, new grain, good hay, etc., with moder- 
ate exercise. Give one dose daily of Dr. Rowe's 
Kidney Preparation and apply Dr. Rowe's Veteri- 
nary Liniment to the swelling. 



The Best Money-Saving Proposition Ever Offered Is Our 
Handy Veterinary Case. 



^6 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



Diseases of the Nervous System. 

MAD STAGUERS— ACUTE MENINGITIS. 

This is 'caused by excessive heat or cold, wounds 
upon the cranium or rupture of some blood vessel 
in the membrane covering the brain. 

A violent pain in the head indicated by the ani- 
mal flying back in the halter, plunging forward oi* 
running ahead regardless of what may be in the way, 
pulse rapid, breathing exhilarated or panting, the 
•eyes contracted and the muscles of the body quiver- 
ing. These symptoms all come on very suddenly, 
and if the animal does not receive immediate relief 
these deliriums and convulsions continue until *he 
end. 

Treatment — In mild cases, put the horse in a 
quiet place and apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Lini- 
ment to the top of the head and neck. In the severe 
form of the disease treatment is not satisfactory. 

SUNSTROKE— HEAT EXHAUSTION. 

This condition is often caused by the direct sun 
rays and by the action of great heat, combined with 
the debilitated condition of the system. 

Where the animal has been exposed to extreme 
heat for some time, the animal stops suddenly, drops 
Iiis head and soon falls to the ground unco'nscious ; 
breathing is deep and heavy, pulse is very slow and 
irregular, cold sweat breaks out in patches on the 
body and the animal often dies without regaining 
consciousness. 

If You Value Your Stock You Cannot Afford to Be Without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. jy 

Treatment — Treatment should begin at once. 
Apply ice or cold water to the head and along the 
spine and build a shade over the animal. Give one- 
half pint of whisky in a pint of water and give Dr. 
Rowe's Kidney Preparation according to directions. 
Give an injection, per rectum, of moderately strong 
ginger tea or of weak ammonia water. Give the 
I animal a little cold water to drink, at short intervals. 

! SPASMS OR CRAMPS. 

Spasms may result from irritation of the motor 
I nerves or may result from irritation of any part of 
' the sympathetic nervous system or from drugs ; such; 
1 as over doses of styrchnine or lead ; and spasms or 
1 the neck and glottis by an over dose of aconite. 

Treatment — Blanket the animal and apply hot 
1 fomentations tO' the limbs, and give a dose of Dr. 
I Rowe's Colic Preparation and two ounces of gin in 
, one pint of water as a drench. Repeat every thirty 
I minutes until relieved. 

SPASMS OF THE THIGH OR CRAMP OF 
THE HIND LEG. 

Animals frequently, when they have been stand- 
ing for sometime, try to step forward but are unable 
to raise the limb. Cramps of the legs may be of 
short duration or may last for several days. The 
leg becomes rigid and the muscles stand out. Sud- 
denly the animal is relieved and the leg is brought 
forward as though nothing were wrong, but after 
standing for a few minutes will have the same symp- 
toms as before. 

Treatment— An anodyne liniment, like that of 
Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment, applied to the leg 
freely will remove the cause. Give only modeate 
exercise. 



Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Will Cure Colic. 



78 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 




TETANUS, OR LOCK JAW i 

Four Days Standing Completely Cured With Dr. Rowe*s 
Blood and Skin Tonic. 



Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Will Not Deteriorate with 

Age. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 79 

TETANUS— LOCK JAW. 

This disease is characterized by involuntary and 
painful, continued contractions of the muscles of 
the face, neck^ body, limbs and all muscles supplied 
by the cebro-spinal nerves. It is usually caused by 
an inury, operation, deep wound or puncture, 
whereby the germ (Tetanus) is introduced by some 
foreign substance. The wound heals over and the 
germ develops in the serum drawn from the blood. 
They multiply very rapidly and throw off an excre- 
tion that is taken up by the nerves, which causes 
a contraction of the muscles and holds them rigid 
for a number of days if death does not cut short the 
life of the animal. Nail punctures are always dan- 
gerous, as the old, rusty nail is liable to carry the 
tetanus germ into the tissue; the opening being 
small, the wound heals over, making an excellent 
place for the germ to develop. All wounds of what- 
ever nature, especially the deep wounds, should be 
thoroughly cleansed with an antiseptic to prevent 
the development of this disease. 

The attacks may be either acute or sub-acute. 
In the acute form the animal becomes stiff in the* 
limbs, body and jaws. The contraction of these 
musrles is so great that the animal shows great pain 
and the results are that the contraction increases 
until the animal is unable to chew its food or swal- 
low, and after lying down is unable to rise. The 
animal usually dies in from two to three days. In 
the sub-acute form the disease comes on more slov.dy, 
the animal shows stiffness in the limbs and neck. 
When the head is raised the jiaw pulls over the eye, 
appearing as partial blindness ; the appetite is good 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Leaves tlie Digestive Track 
Less Liable to Colic Attacks. 



8o OiTR Veterinary Adviser. 

and the animal eats and drinks without much in- 
convenience. This condition may continue, under 
proper care and treatment, for three or four weeks,, 
which time it usually takes to make a complete 
recovery. 

In the acute case treatment is of very little good 
as the disease runs such a rapid course that the 
medicine has not time to have any good effect ; but 
in the sub-acute form there is a chance for recovery 
under the following treatment : 

Treatment — Put the animal in a comfortable 
stall where it will not be molested by man or other 
animals. If the mfected wound can be located in- 
ject into it Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. Give one of 
Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and give Dr. Rowe's 
Blood and Skin Tonic twice a day. 



Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Will Save Many Times Its 

Cost. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 8i 



DR. ROWE'S VETERINARY LINIMENT. 

This is a liniment especially prepared for horses, 
cattle, sheep and hogs. It is the result of many 
years' practice of Veterinary Medicine. It is a lini- 
ment that quickly penetrates to the seat of injury, 
whether it be in the muscle, bone or joint. It kills 
the pain and relieves the tenderness and soreness of 
the afflicted parts. 

It is a great antiseptic and germ killer, prevents 
lock jaw, relieves cramps, itching, destroys the pois- 
onous bites and stings of insects, stops rubbing of 
the mane and tail and will soften and heal old 
wounds. It is the most efficient remedy for strains, 
bruises, stiffness, rheumatism, swollen joints and en- 
largements of all kinds. 

It is a preparation that will be found very useful 
at all times and should be always at hand. When 
once you know its virtue you will never be without 
it. It costs but little and each bottle saves many 
times its cost. 

Price 50 cents per bottle. 

Sent prepaid upon receipt of price. 

Manufactured only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Relieves Colic Pains of All 

Kinds. 



82 , Our Veterinary Adviser. 

DISEASES OF THE EYE. 

The eye consists of a ball and its appendages. 
The parts of the eye with which we have to deal 
is the eyeball and the eyelids. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE EYELIDS. 

The eyelids become inflamed from various 
causes; foreign substances getting into the eye; 
wounds or injuries of the eye, mechanical cause; 
when the lids become inflamed they appear firey 
red and sometimes sw^ell so that the inside of 
the lids are forced out, exposing the mucous 
membrane. First there is a watery discharges, and., 
later on, pus accumulates in the corner of the eye. 

Treatment — Use Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion ac- 
cording to directions. This is a soothing application 
which wall relieve the congested mucous membrane 
and prevent blindness. 

CONJUNCTIVITIS— ETERNAL OPHTHAL- 
MIA. . 

This is an inflammation of the superficial struc- 
ture of the eye; caused by colds, injuries, scratches 
upon the eyeball and foreign bodies that lodge be- 
tween the lids. 

It is known by watering of the eye; the eyelids 
will be closed or partially closed by the swelling; 
the ball becomes bluish gray or a white scum may 
be seen upon the eye, which will exclude the light 
from the interior of the eye and the sight is almost 
gone. Pus may form in the eye, sometimes the 
eyeball will take on a yellowish tinge and bulge out- 
ward, may break and discharge a pus. • Early treat- 



Record Breaking Results are obtained by using Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 83 



ment is always desired in these cases as it is more 
successful than when the disease has run on for 
some time. 

Treatment — Bathe the eye with warm water 
three times a day and put a few drops of Dr. Rowe's 
Eye Lotion in the eye. Keep the animal in a dark 
stall during the day, giving exercise in the evening. 

WHITE SPECKS AND ULCERS UPON THE 

CORNEA. 

This is a condition usually following a severe 
case of conjunctivitis. Whenever these spots appear 
upon the eye and the eye is badly clouded, it will 
require special treatment. 

Treatment — This will be to toiich the specks 
daily with a soft feather dipped in a solution of three 
and one-half grains nitrate of silver in one ounce of 
distilled water. This should be applied until the 
inflammation has subsided, then use Dr. Rowe's Eye 
Lotion as for conjunctivitis. 

PERIODIC OPHTHALMIA — MOONBLIND- 

NESS. 

This is an inflammatory condition of the interior 
of the eye and is a very common disease of the horse 
in some parts of the country, especially in the Mis- 
sissippi valley. It is a constitutional disease and 
arises from some cause not well defined at present. 
Low, overflowed, cultivated districts, as well as over- 
heating the animal and allowing to cool off quickly 
are named as some of the causes, but as far as is 
known to-day, heredity is the principal cause. 

The attacks usually come on quickly, the horse 
may be all right in the evening and by morning one 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Is iVIade to Cure Colic. 



84 , Our Veterinary Adviser. 

i 

or both eyes may be affected. The animal holds the 
eye shut, giving the appearance as if having been 
struck in the eye or as if some foreign substance 
had entered, causing severe irritation. The eye 
looks dull and much inflamed, a scum soon appears 
upon the ball, clear water runs down the face from 
the eye, the ball takes on a reddish or yellowish ap- 
pearance, the veins over the cornea become large and 
visible. It remains in this condition for several days, 
partially clears up in the course of a month or so. 
These same symptoms are repeated for a number 
of times. 

Treatment — In some cases there are no cure, 
but same can be greatly reduced in severity if treated 
early with Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion. This will sub- 
due the inflammation and prevent the destruction of 
the eyesight. When the attack comes on, keep the 
animal in a moderately dark place, give one of Dr. 
Rowe's Physic Capsules, and apply Dr. Rowe's Eye 
Lotion to the eye three times a day. 

PUNCTURES OR WOUNDS OF THE EYE- 
BALL. 

This is an accident which quite frequently hap- 
pens by jabbing a weed, straw, etc., against the eye- 
ball. 

The animal keeps the eye closed, and at first 
thtvQ is a discharge of water from the eye, which 
changes to pus within twenty-four hours. 

Treatment — Bathe the parts with cold water 
and fill the eye with Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion. This 
should be repeated as often as three or four times 
a day until the inflammation subsides. 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Heals All Eruptions and 
Abrasions of the Skin. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



8.^ 



WARTS ON THE EYELIDS. 

These are common, and sometimes very difficult 
to remove. If they extend out from the skin, put 
a Hgature around them, allowing it to remain until 
the wart falls off. If they are flat warts, make the 
surface raw by scratching with a knife ot rasp, and 
touch up daily with strong acetic acid. 




ENLARGEMENT OF PASTERN 

Removed by Using Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment 



I All of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations Are Guaranteed 
to Give Satisfactory Results. 



86 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



DR. ROWE'S EYE LOTION. 

There is no preparation that will save the farmer 
or stockman more dollars than Dr. Rowe's Eye Lo- 
tion, as hundreds of animals go blind yearly for the 
want of proper treatment. 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion is a cure for all conges- 
tion, inflammation, ulceration and wounds of the 
eye. It is an antiseptic, astringent and a soothing 
application for this delicate organ, and will not pro- 
duce any injurious effect. 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion will prevent blindness 
in Ophthalmia, Pink Eye "and all general eye af- 
fections. It is guaranteed to give satisfaction or 
money zvill be cheerfully refunded. 

Price 50 cents postpaid. 

Prepared only by, 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Heals All Eruptions and 
Abrasions of the Skin. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. ^7 



Contagious Diseases. 

INFLUENZA — EPIZOOTIC — CATARRHAL 

FEVER. 

This is a contagious and infectious disease of 
the horse and mule, affecting the mucous membrane 
of the air passages and depressing the vital force 
of the animal ; it diseases the blood, brain, intestines, 
lungs, heart, limbs and feet. One attack usually 
protects the animal from future ones of the disease, 
but not always. A complete recovery is not always 
to be had as some organs are liable to be left dis- 
eased. 

Influenza is caused by an infectious agent, 
which as yet has not been isolated, but is supposed 
to be one of the Streptococcus germs (and a very 
active one indeed) which enters the system through 
the inspired air. The disease is readily communic- 
able from one animal to another. A healthy animal 
is inocculated by coming into contact with diseased 
animals or in stables where the disease has been 
recently. The disease develops after being exposed 
for four to seven days. The duration of the disease 
is on an average of from six to ten days, provided 
the animal has proper care and treatment, otherwise 
it may be from two to six weeks. Sometimes the 
course of the disease is interrupted by a complica- 
tion, such as pneumonia, pleurisy, asthma, braiii 
trouble, diarrhoea and founder. 



You May Regret It if You Wait Until To-morrow to Send 
for Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



The disease comes on quickly, may reach its 
heighth in twenty-four hours. First symptoms are 
loss of appetite, depression and weakness, high 
pulse, which gradually increases to lOO beats per 
minute, high fever, sometimes the temperature 
reaching 109° F. Breathing is hurried and some- 
times very laborious, the animal holds its head low, 
has a sleepy look in its eyes, trembles while standing 
and staggers when made to move. The mucous 
membrane of the mouth, nose and eyes are reddened 
and much inflamed. The appetite is only slight 
and at other times wanting, the animal shows thirst 
and drinks considerable water, the bowels become 
constipated and the urine scant, in some cases the 
legs swell to enormous size, but this gradually sub- 
sides in a few days. The hair becomes rough and 
stands upon end, the animal loses flesh very rapidly, 
and takes on the appearance of an old, worn out 
animal. 

Influenza has been called fever of the horse, pink 
eye, typhoid fever, epizootic, hepatic fever, shipping 
fever, red fever, mountain fever, catarrhal fever, 
and other names to suit the different localities, but in 
all it is the same disease. Many attempts have been 
made to clear up the confusion caused by the giving 
of so many names to this infectious disease of the 
horse. The disease is mentioned in the fourth cen- 
tury of our era, in the fourteenth century it was 
known in Italy, in i6j8 it was seen in Germany, in 
171 1 it was seen in Prussia, again it was seen in 
Italy in 1729 and was described by Husinger. It 
existed in London in 1732 and covered all of Eng- 
land in 1803 and from this time until 1872 it ex- 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Ou r Cash Guarantee. 89 

isted all over Europe. In 1873 ^^ crossed the water 
and invaded the United States under the name of 
pink eye, and has been continuous in the United 
States up to the present time. In 1900, during the 
summer months, it took on an active form and v^as 
universal among the horses in nearly every state 
in the Union, since that time it has existefd in nearly 
■every locality, in scattering cases, sometimes in the 
mild form and others the most aggravated. 

Treatment — Of all treatments that have been 
used in this disease, Dr. Rowe's Distemperine has 
been the most successful and we can heartily rec- 
ommend it for the above diseases, whether it be in 
the acute, chronic or complicated stages. This treat- 
ment consists in giving the animal rest, a well ven- 
tilated stall ; supplying with good, pure food and 
water; blanketing in cold weather and turning out 
in a shady lot in warm weather. Commence in the 
beginning with full dose of Dr. Rowe's Distemper- 
ine every three hours until the fever falls to normal, 
then give a dose three times a day until the animal 
recovers. While the animal is convalescent, give 
Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic. Should the bow- 
els become inactive and constipation present, give 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, and we guar- 
antee that every case will recover if this treatment 
is carried out in full. 

STRANGLES— DISTEMPER. 

Stran<?les of the horse is an acute, infectious dis- 
ease, which attacks the mucous membrane of the 
respiratory tract, principally the nose, sinuses of the 
head and pharynx or throat, producing a catarrhal 
condition of the membranes and a superated inflam- 



Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic Corrects Faulty Digestion. 



90 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

mation of the lymphatic glands in this region. The 
infectious agent is the Streptococcus equi. This germ 
passes at once into the blood and sets up a high 
fever, then becomes localized in the lymphatic sys- 
tem, is highly contagious and can be carried on the 
clothes, or other vehicles, from one animal to an- 
other. It may break out in a stable and no other 
case in the neighborhood ,the contagion having been 
brought in in some unknown way, as the germs may 
remain in the stable for a long period, and then at- 
tack the colt or horse when conditions are favorable. 
The horse seldom takes this disease twice, if he does, 
the second attack will be mild. Some seasons the 
outbreak is of a very mild character, in others it 
may take on a malignant form and cause many 
deaths in a locality. 

Like all other infectious diseases distemper be^ 
gins with an intense fever. There are signs of ca- 
tarrh, the animal is dull, has a cough, sore throat, 
and when it attempts to drink, the water passes back 
through its nose, its head is poked out and frothy 
saliva comes from the mouth, sooner or later, a 
swelling appears between the jaws or sometimes at 
the back of the jaw ; when this occurs the animal has 
great difficulty in swallowing food and water. This 
condition causes the animal to lose flesh rapidly, is 
more apt to take cold, which will be followed by a 
severe complication. Some of the complications are 
Dyspnea (labored breathing) and abscesses forming 
in different parts of the body, sometimes upon the 
neck and shoulders and others upon the legs or 
upon the joints and at times upon the head, nose 
and lips, which causes the lips to become immovable. 
Abscesses, as a rule, form in all of these swellings, 



Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder Is Easily Applied. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. (jl 

ofetn break open and discharge a large amount of 
creamy-like pus. When the fever is increased, ap- 
petite lost, the breathing fast and somewhat labored 
there is occasion for alarm, as it indicates that some- 
thing has gone wrong inwardly; abscesses form in. 
the chest cavity, the disease takes on a more aggra- 
vated form and the animal soon succumbs. 

Treatment — In the early stages of Distemper,. 
place the animal in a warm, well ventilated stable, 
clothe the body and bandage the legs ; if th^ throat 
is sore, rub it well with Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Lini- 
ment. If there is a heavy discharge from the nose, 
steam the head, putting a teaspoonful of Dr. Rowe's 
Distemperine in the water, and give Dr. Rowe's Dis- 
temperine according to directions. Give the animal 
such food as it will eat. If abscesses form, poultice 
them with warm linseed poultice, changing once a 
day . When the abscesses become soft, open them 
and inject a few syringefuls of Dr. Rowe's Bacteri- 
cide. If any enlargements remain after the animal 
has recovered, apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 



Record Breaking Results Are Obtained by Using Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



92 Our Veterin'ary Adviser. 

DR. ROWE'S DISTEMPERINE. 

This is the most scientific preparation known for 
the cure and prevention of contagious diseases of 
■domestic animals, such as Distemper, Influenza, 
Pink Eye, Catarrhal Fever, Shipping Fever, Con- 
tagious Pneumonia and Bronchitis. These diseases 
are all produced by poison germs vv^hich enters the 
system through the air or vv^ith the food and drink- 
ing water. After the germs have entered the sys- 
tem they multiply very rapidly, until the blood and 
lymph is filled with the poison. In order to treat 
these diseases successfully we were forced to secure 
a preparation that would destroy the poison and at 
the same time one that would not produce any in- 
jurious effect to the animal. Antiseptics are the 
only drugs that will destroy poison germs. We 
were surrounded by external antiseptics or drugs, 
but these cannot be given internally strong enough 
to destroy the germs in the system without produc- 
ing death to the animal. But through scientific in- 
vestigations Dr. Rowe discovered Distemperine, 
which is the most wonderful antiseptic that can be 
taken into the system in sufficient cjuantity tO' destroy 
these poison germs. Distemperine, unlike other anti- 
septics, gives more life and vigor to the animal in- 
stead of injurious effects. 

Distemperine is not only an antiseptic but it is 
also a febrifuge which lowers the temperature of 
the body; reduces the fever, which is always pres- 
ent in these diseases; enabling the animal to with- 
stand the strain brought on the system by these 
diseases. 

It has also a diuretic effect, acting upon the kid- 



"Do Not Put Off Until Tomorrow What You Should Do 

To-day." 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 93 



neys and has a stimulating- effect upon the bowels, 
thereby aiding the system to throw off impurities 
through these channels. 

Distemperine, by these actions, reduces the vi- 
tality of the germs, increases the resisting power of 
the system and cuts short the duration of disease. 

Distemperine is a liquid made from grain and 
plants. The drugs which make up this preparation 
are chemically combined to give the fullest effect of 
each ingredient. It is regular in its action and can 
always be relied upon tO' give satisfactory results. 

Dr. Rowe's Distemperine gives best results when 
given early, but even in advanced stages, where 
complications have set in, excellent results can be 
obtained by its judicious use. 

Even though the case. may look hopeless, do not 
fail to use Dr. Rowe's Distemperine as many of 
these cases have been cured with but one bottle, and 
this preparation is guaranteed to cure or your money 
will be refunded. 

However, we do not guarantee that one bottle 
will be sufficient every time, and should one bottle 
fail to cure do not hesitate to order the second bot- 
tle and continue treatment until you have given it 
a reasonably fair trial as our guarantee stands good 
in all cases. 

Price per bottle 50 cents. 

Mailed prepaid upon receipt of amount. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 

On Every Farm Should lie Found Our Handy Veterinary 

Case. 



94 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

Lameness in the Horse. 

Lameness in the horse varies according to^ the 
injuries produced and the causes are far more than 
we can enumerate, therefore we will be brief and 
endeavor to give a correct and easy way to locate 
the seat of injury and explain the best method of 
removing them, based upon our own experience and 
the experience of many others. 
HOW TO LOCATE AND REMOVE LAME- 
NESS IN THE FORE LEGS. 

When an snimal is injured in the muscle, nerve, 
joint, bone, tendon or foot, he favors the injin^ed 
member by trying to keep from using it, or tO' use 
it as little as possible, and thus produces what we 
call lameness. Thus, if a horse has been injured in 
the shoulder, it must necessarily be some violence 
severe enough to prevent the parts from performing 
their duty_; in so doing it is evident to the trained 
eye what part is injured. 

SHOULDER LAMENESS. 

When. a horse is injured in the shoulder, if the 
injury is severe, he will not be able to bring the leg 
forward in a straight manner as he would when 
normal, but swings it outward and not so far; this 
causes him to throw his head up and down when 
the opposite or well leg strikes the ground. This 
movement varies with the severity of the injury; 
when standing, if the injury is severe, the whole leg 
will drop down and rest upon the toe, but when the 
injury is less severe, he will set his foot forward, 
flat upon the ground, and will rest considerable 
weight upon it. With these symptoms present you 
will make no mistake in calling it shoulder lameness. 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder is easily applied. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 95 



Treatment — Treatment will depend upon how 
the injury was produced. If the injur}^ came from 
'running into some object, and the shoulder is very 
feverish, blanket the shoulder and apply hot water, 
three or four times a day, for the first or second day, 
and apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment after 
each treatment to remove the fever and pain; then 
apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment, not to' the en- 
tire shoulder, but to a small area about the size of a 
tea-saucer, just behind the shoulder joint — not at 
the top of the shoulder, as there is no joint in that 
region. Give the animal continued rest. The oint- 
ment may be repeated after two or three weeks. 

If the injury is from over exertion or a sprain, 
and there is no fever present, that is, the skin feels 
no hotter to the hand than other parts of the body, 
apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment, as before di- 
rected; and give the animal rest, in stable or pas- 
tiu^e. 

SWEENY OJ? THE SHOULDER. 

This is an atrophy, or shrinking away of the 
muscles of the shoulder, caused by straining of the 
muscles, or resting of the limb when favoring some 
other injury. 

Treatment— To treat sweeny, rub the parts 
the parts daily with Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment 
for one week, stop its use for one week, then apply 
again as before, giving the sunken region a good, 
severe rubbing after each application. Continue in 
this manner for a number of weeks. If the animal 
is lame, it should have complete rest, but if not lame 
may bs given ordinary labor. 

If you value your stock you cannot afford to be without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



96 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

SHOE BOIL^j. 

These are caused by the animal lying with its- 
elbows upon its heels, bruising the elbow sufficiently 
to cause an infiammation of the parts, producing a 
large fluctuating swelling, which is filled with a 
serum or water. Shoe boils may or may not cause 
lameness. 

Treatment — To get rid of the inflammation, is 
best done by making an incision into the boil. On the 
median line (the lowest point of the swelling) make 
an opening large enough to let the serum or water 
out — if of long standing the serum or water will 
be changed to pus — insert the syringe into the cav- 
ity and inject a solution of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, 
one teaspoonful to a pint of water, once or twice 
a day, as long as any cavity exists. Should any en- 
largement still remain, apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin 
Ointment to reduce the enlargement. It is well to 
remove the shoe and wrap the foot with a piece of 
blanket at night, to prevent the animal from lying 
on the heels. 

CAPPED OR ENLARGED KNEE. 

Horses sometimes produce an enlargement on 
the knee by striking it against some hard ohject, as 
the stall or bars, on the neckyoke when it is carried 
too low, or from falls upon hard ground, causing 
a swelling on the front part of the knee. If severe 
it may cause lameness. 

Treatment — When fevered, apply hot fomen- 
tations and apply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment 
when cooled down. If any enlargement remains 
after ten days, apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 

Opportunity Knocks; at the Door of -very One. 
Opportunity Is Knocking at Your Door To-day. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. - 97 

SPLINTS. 

These are bony enlargements, below the knee at 
the side of the shin bone ; sometimes located close 
under the knee. To detect a splint, begin at the 
lower part of the knee, a little behind the shin bone, 
rub the thumb or fingers down on either side, where 
you will detect an enlargement. If located near the 
knee, they will invariably cause lameness, which is 
of such a nature that the animal becomes more and 
more lame the longer it is driven. They are caused 
oftentimes by injuries upon this region or by steady 
driving upon hard roads ; produced only upon the 
young horse and seldom seen in animals after they 
are seven years old. 

Treatment — In the beginning, foment the leg 
the same as prescribed for the knee. After all the 
fever and inflammation has subsided, you can re- 
move the enlargement by using Dr. Rowe's Spavin 
Ointment, repeating the application every third week 
until the enlargement has disappeared. 
STRAINED TENDONS. 

The tendons are injured by over exertion, draw- 
ing heavy loads, making long drives or striking them 
with the hind feet, and is known by swelling of the 
cords. This lameness continues to increase as the 
animal is worked or driven, and with the enlarge- 
ment of the cords, there can be no mistake in the 
diagnosis. 

Treatment — Where there is severe heat and 
tenderness, when the parts are manipulated, treat- 
ment should consist in removing the fevered condi- 
tion by hot fomentations. This can be readily done 
by applying a bandage and keeping same saturated 
with hot water, froiia one to three hours. After the 



Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder cools and heals very rapidly. 



98 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

fever has been removed, if any enlargement still 
exists, treat the same with Dr. Rowe's Spavin Oint- 
ment. The animal should have complete rest, but 
if it is necessary to work the animal before it is 
entirely cured, put on shoes with heel corks only, 
this will raise the heels and lessen the tension or 
strain upon the tendons. 

SESAMOID LAMENESS. 

This lameness in the horse is usually quite severe 
and is caused by an inflammation of the sesamoid 
ligament, or of the large tendons as they pass over 
these bones. The location of the sesamoid is at the 
pastern joint, which is at the lower end of the long 
cannon bone. The injury is sometimes severe 
enough to involve the entire pastern joint, which is 
easily recognized by swelling of this joint ; if proper 
treatment is not applied the lameness takes on a 
chronic form, and may remain during the life of the 
animal. 

To detect sesamoid lameness, the animal will 
show extreme lameness for the first few steps, but 
this may almost disappear after a little exercise. 
Mild cases may only show the lameness when the 
animal is trotted upon hard ground. By pressure 
upon the joint, the animal will flinch and give evi- 
dence of pain, but this may become less marked in 
the chronic form, when at this time it begins to 
knuckle over, or what is commonly called cocked 
ankle; at , other times the movement of this joint 
l>ecomes very slight. On other occasions the bones 
are diseased and considerable enlargement appears, 
which, if allowed to remain for any length of time, 
will be incurable. 



Record Breaking Results .^re Obtained by Using Dr. Rowe's 
. Veteri.iary Preparations. 



Read Our C ash Guarantee. 99 

Treatment — During the stages of acute inflam- 
mation, when the region has fever and swelUng, a 
strong banclag-e should be placed upon the joint. If 
severe pain exists, cold water should be applied and 
the bandage kept wet for three or four days, then 
Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment should be applied, 
the joint bandaged, and be renewed once a day. 
After two or three weeks, if any enlargement or 
soreness remains, use Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 
Even old, standing cases are often benefited by this 
treatment. 

RINGBONE. 

The term ringbone has been used since olden 
times to indicate all chr(jnic diseases about the cor- 
onary joint, attended with swellings and enlarge- 
ments. These swellings or enlargements are caused 
by injuries to the joints, and even to the bones them- 
selves. Many animals have a hereditary tendency, 
that when these injuries occur the bony material is 
deposited. 

Lameness may be slight in the beginning, but 
later on will become very severe. At first these 
chronic enlargements are but slight and require close 
examination to detect them, but later on they become 
quite large and are very easily seen. These enlarge- 
ments may appear in the hind limbs as well as in the 
front limbs. 

Treatment — When ringbone first begins, upon 
the colt or young horse, it is the proper time to be- 
gin treatment if you expect a complete recovery, 
which can be accomplished by using Dr. Rowe's 
Spavin Ointment. Apply it over the enlargement. 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Prepar:;tion Will Save Many Times Its 

Cost. 



loo Our Veterinary Adviser. 



rubbing it in well for a few minutes, then cover it 
over to the thickness of paint and tie the animal up 
so that he will not rub the ointment off with his 
nose. Repeat this treatment after two weeks, and 
again in two weeks if lameness still exists. This 
treatment will seldom fail to- remove all enlarge- 
ments and leave the animal perfectly sound. In old 
chronic cases use the same treatment, but same will 
necessarily have to be continued for a greater length 
of time. Some chronic cases may require two or 
three boxes of the ointment, which will remove the 
lameness, but will not in all cases remove the en- 
largement. 

SIDEBONE. 

These are quite a common occurrence in the 
heavy draft horse, and are- very similar to ringbone, 
the difference being practically in the location. They 
are located at the side of the foot, just in front of 
the heels, and the enlargement may be either slight 
or very prominent. They are usually caused by 
some injury to the lateral cartilage and the bones 
beneath, and do not in all cases cause lameness. 

Treatment — When there is no lameness it is 
better not to try treatment, but if lameness is present, 
apply the same treatment as for ringbone, giving the 
animal rest for several weeks if possible. 

CORNS. 

This is a disease of the sole of the foot, usually 
found in the heel between the wall and the bar, and 
is caused by improper shoeing, allowing the shoe to 
lie upon the sole, or leaving the shoe on too long, 
which will callous the sole, especially when the shoe 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder heals all eruptions ai.d 
abrasions of the skin. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. ioi 



is bearing upon it. Lameness is very slight in the 
beginning, but later on becomes very severe, even 
so severe that the animal refuses to put his weight 
upon the foot. -This condition usually occurs in 
old horses, where shoes are required to be worn the 
year round. 

To detect corns, examine the foot for fever, if 
feverish, remove the shoe, have the foot pared, then 
by tapping the sole of the foot with a hammer, you 
will detect the location of the corn by the pulsation, 
or by the animal jerking his foot; sometimes red 
streaks, or even black spots, may be seen above the 
corn. With the knife, remove this extra amount of 
sole, and by doing this, you may find pus imprisoned 
there; pare this out and you- are ready for treat- 
ment. 

Treatment — After paring, as advised above, 
touch up the ulcer with Dr. Rowe's Chemical No- 
Tiorn. Give the animal rest, or better, turn to pas- 
tui e for a few days. If this cannot be done, and the 
animal is obliged to work, place a leather under the 
shoe and after one or two days the animal will be 
able to do its work very well. The shoe should 
never remain on longer than one month at a time, 
and in some cases, may be better to be changed 
oftener. 

CONTRACTION OF THE FEET. 

This is a common disease among horses that 
are kept upon hard floors and those that are .c^iven 
constant road work. Contraction of the feet i< not 
a disease of the hoof, but of the soft tissue of the 
foot, within the horny box. 

The causes are whatever interferes with the 



Every Farmer Should Use Dr. iowe's Veterinary Prepara- 
tions. 



I02 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

health of the foot ; this may be excessive use upon 
hard roads, wearing an ill-fitting shoe or a chronic 
inflammation of the coffin joint. The inflammation 
set up by these injuries hinders the blood supply to 
these tissues, causing them to shrink. When this 
has occurred the wall closes down and gives the nar- 
row appearance, which is called contraction. 

To detect a foot that is contracted, pick up the 
foot, remove the shoe and you will see that the foot 
has lost its circular shape, and the walls, from the 
quarters backward, appear almost straight. This re- 
duces the size of the foot, necessarily changing the 
shape of the frog, which has become narrow ; in ex- 
treme cases it is not much more than a line, being 
cibout as wide behind as in front. The frog, instead 
of being the wide, soft expansion, is a hard structure 
hnd appears tO' be squeezed together, and the bars, 
instead of running from the front point of the frog 
outward to the quarter, run straig-ht back to the 
heel, making a spectacle much different from that 
of a healthy foot, and can be easily detected by any 
one. Lameness is not always present at first, but 
soon after the foot begins to contract, the animal 
stumbles and when standing there is shifting of the 
affected feet ; when first made to move it will show 
a little stiffness and inclination tO' walk on the toe^ 
but after a little warming up, or exercise, may go 
free again. At times, lameness may appear sud- 
denly and perhaps immediately after the horse has 
been shod ; then it is thought to be the fault of the 
shoeing, but it may onlv be caused by paring the 
foot and placing on a tight shoe, as the tissue be- 
neath the sole is usually very tender and sensitive. 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 103 

Sometimes the animal will go better after a rest, but 
lameness soon returns ; alternating in this way until 
the lameness becomes chronic and the animal con- 
tinues to go lame or peggy. 

Treatment — Contracted feet may be success- 
fully cured, under the following instructions : When 
the foot has become contracted it is hard, dry and 
feverish ; therefore the first thing to do will be to 
soften it. To do this, put the foot in wet packs, by 
wrapping cloths around the foot and keeping them 
wet for three or four days; then remove the packs 
and apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment around the 
coronary band and over the heel, (do not apply in 
the hollow of the pastern) covering an inch of the 
hair, rub well for five minutes and repeat the treat- 
ment in twenty- four hours. After two weeks, it 
may be treated as before. If the animal is very lame, 
remove the shoe, turn to paddock or pasture and 
allow it to remain there for one month, after which 
time, if the lameness has disappeared, they may be 
put tO' work. In bad cases it may be necessary to 
repeat this treatment several times ; it never fails to 
cure the worst cases of contracted feet, but it is al- 
ways better to commence treatment early, then it is 
not necessary to stop them from work. 

HIP- JOIK T LAMENESS. 

This lameness is, like other lameness, caused by 
some injury and, as there are so many kinds of in- 
juries, it would be impossible for us to name the 
one that the lameness in your case might be pro- 
duced from, therefore we will only undertake to ex- 
plain how lameness in this joint or region may be 
detected and cured. 



Your Money Back If You Want It. 



I04 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

To detect hip- joint lameness, it is well to move 
the animal, to see the manner in which the leg is 
handled. If the injury is not too severe, the animal 
will swing the leg forward, the foot going outward 
making a half circle — what is sometimes called 
swinging-leg lameness — this retards the movement 
of the leg and makes the stride shorter. In the more 
severe cases, we have what is termed supporting-leg 
lameness ; in this, the animal tries tO' keep the weight 
off the leg and by so doing, drags the toe in his 
stride. 

Treatment — In recent hip-joint lameness, give 
rest and apply cold water applications to the swelling 
, of the hip-joint. If lameness still continues after the 
fever has been removed, hip-sweeny will usually fol- 
low. To treat this chronic form, apply Dr. Rowe'r> 
Spavin Ointment to' the hip- joint, and rub thor- 
oughly with Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment every 
other day. Repeat the ointment after two or three 
weeks if necessary. 

STIFLE LAMENESS. 

The stifle joint of the horse corresponds tO' the 
knee joint in man. It is composed of three bones; 
the femur, or large bone above, the tibia, or large 
bone below ; and the patella, or small bone. The 
two large bones are firmly bound together by strong 
ligaments ; the small bone, or patella, has three small 
ligaments that attach it to the bone below, or tibia, 
and is held in place above by three muscles. This 
arrangement allows it considerable movement, mak- 
ing it the most loosely connected bone of the body 
and more likely to be dislocated than any other bone. 
The location of this joint makes it very prominent 
and very subject tO' injuri es, as kicks from other ani- 

^et Us Tell You a Dose in Time Will Save the Animal 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 105 



mals or strains and injniies of any kind. When an 
animal gees lame from stifle injuries, if made to 
move, he will bring the leg forward with a jerk, 
making a shorter step than with the opposite leg and 
always throws the hip upwards on the lame side and 
downward on the well leg, giving the animal an 
awkward movement of the hind parts. The animal 
•stands with the leg relaxed and with the stifle joint 
outward. Sometimes there will be a swelling of the 
stifle region, fiom kicks or injuries, and from strains 
there may be a dropsical condition of the capsule 
ligament, or a fluctuating swelling in front and be- 
low the stifle bone, which is quite commonly seen 
in young horses. 

Treatment — In the beginning, treatment 
should consist of hot fomentations to the joint, to 
relieve the fever and tenderness. Then apply Dr. 
Rowe's Spavin Ointment and repeat after two or 
three weeks. In mild cases, where there is only 
slight swelling or injuries, a mild treatment will be 
"sufiicient; for this, apply a few applications of Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Liniment. 

DISLOCATED PATELLA. 

Dislocation of the patella, or knee cap (the bone 
■described under stifle lameness) is often thrown out 
cf the groove in which it glides and is called either 
dislocation or stifled. When this accident occurs, 
the leg will be thrown backward and the animal is 
unaMe' to bring it forward until the patella -lides 
into place.' In the majority of esses the animal may 
strugp-le and replace the patella, in others it will 

neecl help. 

To replace the patella, place a rope around the 

if Your Horse Is Laire se Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment 
If a Horse Gets Cut Use Dr. Pcwe's Bacte-idde 



io6 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

affected limb, at the foot, and pull the lef^ forward^ 
at the same time let the attendant press upon the 
patella, pushing it inward, or, which is better, strike 
it with the palm of the hand to drive it into place. 
When this bone is replaced the animal will jerk its 
leg up and appear all right. Some horses are loose 
stifled — these are usually straight legged animals — 
and in these cases the patella is easily thrown out 
and goes back of its own accord. When once the 
stifle bone is thrown out it is more apt to^ be thrown 
out again under slight circumstances, as the ligaments 
or muscles are stretched allowing the patella, more 
freedom, and thereby more chance to slip out of 
place. This accident is caused by the anmial's at- 
tempting to rise upon wet, slick floors or upon slick 
ground, where it slips, throwing the leg backward 
and outward causing- an over laxation of the patella 
cords or ligaments. 

Treatment — To prevent or make a permanent 
cure of these injuries, keep the animal upon a dirt^ 
floor or a well bedded stall, where it may not slip 
when attempting to rise, and apply Dr. Rowe's 
Spavin Ointment to the joint. One or two applica- 
tions are usually sufliecient to strengthen the ten- 
dons, relieve the looseness of the joint and prevent 
the recurrence. 

CURB. 

This is an enlargement or sw^elling on the back 
part of the hock, and is due to strains or kicks. In 
the beginning^ it is usually attended by heat and ten- 
derness, and in some cases will produce lameness. 
Old standing curbs do not, as a rule, cause lameness ; 

If You Value Your Stock You Cannot Afford to Be Without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. io/t 

it is only when the joint is inflamed that lameness^ 
is seen. 

Treatment — Relieve the fever and swelling by 
bathing the joint in hot water for several days, at 
intervals of from one, two or three hours. After 
the fever has subsided, which may require from, 
seven to ten days and there is still some enlargement,, 
apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment over the center 
of the enlargement, covering a space as large as a 
dollar. Repeat this treatment every three wxeks, 
until you have three or four applications ; this will 
remove all enlargements that are capable of being 
removed. 

BOG SPAVIN. 

This is a soft, bulging enlargement, seen in front 
of the hock, and is cjuite a common occurrence in 
young animals. It consists of a dropsical condition, 
of the joint, caused by an inflammation of the lining 
membranes and may be either acute or chronic, with 
or without lameness. Some forms aie curable and 
others incurable. There are some cases, with this 
form of enlargement, that can hardly be called an' 
unsoundness, (seen in a great many animals, mostly 
in colts) which is only an over amount of sonova, or 
joint water, it does not require any treatment, as it 
does not cause lameness, remains about stationary 
in size, and all at once may be entirely gone. 

Treatmen r — In cases where these enlargements 
are seen and lameness exists, we advise the use of 
Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment, applying it to a por- 
tion of the enlargement for five or six applications. 

I Have Seen Men Wr.on TKey Would Be Willing to Give- 
One Hundred Dollars for a Preparation That 
Would Save Their Animal. 



io8 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

It will not require much time to remove the lame- 
ness, but by the continued treatment for that length 
of time^ vill permanently cure the injury and pre- 
vent the return of lameness. 

THOROUGHPIN. 

This is an enlargement of the same joint as in 
bog spavin but differently located, produced by the 
same conditions and often seen on the same hock 
with bog spavin. The location is on the upper and 
back part of the hock and seen upon each side at the 
same time. When you press upon one side it forces 
the other side out, resembling a pin, hence its name, 
thoroughpin. 

Treatment — The treatment is the same as for. 
bog spavin. 

BONE SPAVIN OR JACKS. 

This is a disease on the lower and inner part of 
the hock and occurs in two forms, with or without 
enlargements. The lameness produced is so much 
different from other lameness in the hind leg, that 
when once seen it is always easy to detect. It is to 
this kind of lameness that we have what is called 
occult or blind spavin, which may only be bone 
spavin proper before there is any bony enlargement. 
When the enlargements, cr jacks, appear upon this 
region, there is no longer any doubt of the diseased 
condition. These enlerp'ements, when they appear 
without lameness, only constitute a blemish, as they 
never appear to do the animal any harm. We will 
advise letting these jacks alone until lameness ap- 
pears. 

Causes of bone spavin are injuries to the joint 

Home Remedies Are All Right at Times, but too Many 
Times They \re Expensive. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 109 

and the small, flat bones, called the cuniform, and 
may be produced by kicks or blows, improper shoe- 
ing, tied-in hock and strains. It is. sometimes said 
to be hereditary, and this is true if the ancestors 
have a tied-in hock or faulty conformation. 

To detect bone spavin, pass the fingers down the 
inside of the hock, the enlargement wall be found 
situated at the lower inside portion, which can be 
told by comparing with the opposite hock. Some- 
times bone spavin is found on both hocks but it is 
rather a rare occurrence. When the lameness oc- 
curs, it appears usually when first starting the ani- 
mal, going very lame for a few steps, then going all 
right and without pain, but when stopped and al- 
lowed to stand for a few minutes will again show 
the lameness when starting. This is practicall}^ the 
symptoms in the beginning of spavin lameness; in 
some cases the lameness being only slight and in 
ohters very severe. When treatment is put off and 
the disease is allowed to go on, the lameness gets 
so severe that the animal is not able to^ work and 
never makes a well step. 

Treatment — Bone spavin, like all other dis- 
eases, yields better to treatment in the early stages, 
and rest is essential to recovery. Clip off the hair 
ever the enlargement, and apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin 
Ointment over this surface, with the fingers and rub 
w^ell for five minutes; then coat over to about the 
thickness of paint. Repeat this application after two 
weeks, allow the scales tO' peel off and grease with 
vaseline or lard, and when these scales have peeled 
off, apply the ointment again, then allow three weeks 
to elapse before repeating. If the lameness has dis- 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation Is Sold Under a Cash 

Guarantee. 



110 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

appeared you can be assured that the disease has 
T^een killed and no other treatment is required, but 
if the lameness still exists, repeat the treatment the 
same as before. Usually the first treatm-ent will 
be found sufficient to remove the lameness, and in 
the majority of cases, remove the enlargement and 
leave the leg free from scars and blemishes. 

TEEATIXG OLD STANDING CASES OF ' 

BOI\E SPAVIN. 

These *cascs require mere thorough treatment, 
and to do this, apply Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment 
once a day for four days, show three weeks before 
repeating, in the meantime give daily applications 
of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment. Allow the ani- 
mal complete rest, and repeat the treatment, at in- 
tervals of three weeks, as long as lameness exists. 
Usually three treatments will be sufficient. 

It must be understood that in bone spavin we 
bave bone to deal with and that the process of re- 
pairing bone is much, slower than in other forms of 
tissue. While we have never been able to find a 
case where we did not remove the lameness, yet they 
may exist, but if the treatment is continued long 
enough and with enough severity, we guarantee that 
Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment will make every case 
serivecably sound ; and no one that has a spavined 
horse need hesitate to use Dr. Rowe's Spavin Oint- 
ment, for we guarantee it to be a safe and positive 
•cure for all lameness, caused either by occult or bone 
spavin. See our Cash Guarantee. 



You Should Always Have Remedies on Hand with Which 
to Treat Your Stock When Necessity Arises. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



Ill 



CAPPED HOCK. 

This is a disease of the heel or point of the hock 
and is easily seen. It is a fluctuating swelling, 
caused by horses kicking when in the stall, or when 
getting up (especially when on board floors), raring 
back on the point of the hock to rise thereby bruis- 
ing the same, causing an unsightly blemish, but 
rarely causes lameness. 

Treatment — In the early stages, apply Dr. 
Rowe's Spavin Ointment. Where there is a large 
amount of fluid, which is known by the enlargement 
being very soft, we advise treatment as prescribed 
for shoe boils. 




UBERANT GRANULATION FOLLOWING WIRE CUT 

Completely Healed Without Scar or BJemish With 
With Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. 



112 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



DR. ROWE'S SPAVIN OINTMENT. 

This preparaticn is a paste or ointment, as the 
name specifies. It could just as weh' have been made 
in Hquid form, as far as the manufacturer is con- 
cerned, as it would not have changed the cost in the 
least ; but liquids are not so convenient to use as an 
ointment. When you want to apply a liquid to..' 
certain area, as in most bony growths, you cannot 
as easily limit it to just a small area, owing to its 
tendency to run or spread. An ointment is readily 
controlled and can be applied exactly where it is 
desired and Avill not run or spread to other parts. 
This causes a saving of the preparation and is much 
better for the animal. ^ / 

Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment is unlike other 
preparations which are advertised to cure spavins as 
it does not make a sore which will require months 
to heal and then leave an unsightly blemish. Dr. 
Rowe's Spavin Ointment removes the disease with- 
out loss of hair and leaves no blemish. It is safe to* 
use on the best horses of the land. It will cure 
all limb lameness where medicine can be used^ 
such as Bone and Bog Spavin, Ringbone, Sidebone, 
Curb, Splints, Thorcughpin, Stifle, Sprains and all 
enlargements of the bone, cord and muscle. 



;) 



Seize the Opportunity and Send for Our Handy Veterinary 

Case. 
Do It To-day. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 113 



Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment is capable of being 
absorbed by the skin and penetrating to the deeper 
parts, owing to the depth of the disease or injury, 
drives out the impurities and leaves the parts in a 
healthy condition. It contains nO' ingredient that 
can injure the horse. It removes lameness when 
all other remedies fail. It far surpasses any prepa- 
ration ever made for these diseases. It is the crown- 
ing success of sixteen years' research and experi- 
menting in the treatment of acute and chronic in- 
flammation. Satisfaction Guaranteed. Your money 
will be returned if you are not satisfied. 

Price $1.00 postpaid. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



When You Need It You Need It Quick. Write To-day and 

Let Us Send You Our Handy Veterinary Cass, Then 

You Will Have it When Needed. 



114 Our Veterinar y Adviser. 

RHEUMATISM IN THE HORSE. 

This is a disease that is quite common among 
horses in certain seasons of the year, especially in 
winter and rainy seasoms. It is characterized by 
pain in the joints or muscles; sometimes there is 
a swelling of the joints and at other times no swell- 
ing appears. There is a tendency for the pain to 
shift from one part to another, 'a.s the horse may 
be lame in one leg for a day or two, then the lame- 
ness will shift to another; sometimes it will affect 
one hind leg and one fore leg. At times, when the 
joints swell tO' a considerable size it is found that 
there is fluid in them. It is quite often found in 
the suckling colt, where it has been lying around 
upon damp ground. Often they break open and 
discharge water 'aiid pus. 

The cause of this disease is not well understood, 
but is supposed to be due to' a blood change, at 
least the blood contains too much acid and urea, and 
is more commonly found in the damp localities than 
in the higher and dryer altitudes — very much re- 
sembles the rheumatism in the hum'an. 

Treatment — Give a physic — one of Dr. Rowe's 
Physic Capsules wall suffice for this — and give one 
or two bran mashes, (If it is a colt that is affected, 
give the mother O'ne of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules) 
and bathe the swollen joints or limbs with Dr. 
Rowe's Veterinary Liniment once or twice daily. 
Give good, dry sleeping cjuarters and give a tea- 
spoonful of Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic, in 
the drinking w'ater, twice a day. Continue this 
treatment until the animal is relieved. 



Use Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules and Keep Your Stock in 
a Healthy Condition. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 115 

HOW GOOD JUDGES TELL THE AGE OF 

HORSES. 

There are many charts and tables laid down by 
writers and artists on how to tell the ages of horses, 
but these will do very little good to the ordinary 
farmer or stockman, as they are toO' complicated, 
as with them one must necessarily understand the 
anatomy of the teeth and the whole entire process 
of wear and decay before he can be a successful 
judge of the age of the horse; but a talk with a 
^ horse judge will teach you more in ten minutes than 
all the charts and guides will in a life-time. 

First, wdien we look into a mouth we see the 
incisors or nippers. 

At one year old there will be six pearly white 
teeth on each jaw, about three times as wide as they 
are thick, the longest line is crosswise of the jaw, 
and they are triangular in shape on the front surface. 

At tzv\o years old they will show some wear and 
become smooth on the grinding surface. 

At tzi^o mid one-half years old the two center 
nippers on each jaw fall out and the permanent teeth 
soon take their places. 

At three years old wt have two. heavy, permanent 
teeth in the center and two colt teeth on each side. 

At .three past the colt teeth next to the permanent 
teeth fall out and are replaced by permanent teeth. 

At four years old this gives us four permanent 
teeth in the center and one colt tooth on each side. 

At four and one-half years old the corner teeth 
fall out and are replaced by permanent teeth. 

At five years old we have a full mouth of perma- 
nent teeth. 

Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment is Guaranteed to Give Satis- 
factory Results. 



ii6 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

At six years old the permanent teeth show wear, 
the two center nippers become smooth and the teeth 
point directly toward each other. 

At seven years old the four center nippers are 
smooth on their grinding surface, the cups having 
been worn away, the lower corner teeth have worn 
intO' the upper corner teeth and have caused la little 
hook to show on the upper corner teeth, known as 
the seven year old hook. This is very characteristic 
of the seven year old mouth. 

At eight years old the grinding surface is all 
smooth and level. 

At nine years oid the dental star appears on the 
two center nippers and they begin tO' narrow up 
crosswise and lengthen the other way. 

At ten years old there is but little change from 
that of nine except that the teeth are a little more 
narrow and longer, and the dental star is more 
prominent. The teeth are longer and the gums are 
seen lower down between the teeth. 

At eleven and twelve years old the change of nar- 
rowing up has gone on until the surface of the teeth 
show about the same width each way. The lower 
teeth take on more of the line of the jaw and the 
corner teeth cut in on the upper corner teeth, leaving 
a hook on the upper corner teeth as we have in the 
seven year old, sometimes looking very much like 
the seven year old hook, but the appearance of the 
remainder of the teeth having become more rounded 
and bending forward it is not difficult tO' see the 
difference between the two. 

As we reavh the teens there is only the gradual 
change in the next few years of the teeth becoming 
narrower crosswise and longer lengthwise, the den- 

Pr. Rowe's Physic Capsules Are Convenient to Give. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 117 



tal star showing in all the teeth, the enameled cup 
having" entirely disappeared. To meet the regular 
change on the wearing off of the grinders, the nip- 
pers slant forward to allow the jaws to come closer 
together; thus allowing the upper and lower jaw 
nippers to meet at a sharp angle. This continues 
on into the twenties, until the surfaces of the teeth 
are really on the sides of the teeth, until the teeth 
are very narrow crosswise and three or four times 
the width in kngth. The jaws are then thin and 
narrow and the teeth are long and protruding and 
meet at a very abrupt angle, giving the appearance 
of an aged animal. 

DR. ROWE'S COLIC PREPARATION. 

This preparation is composed of a number of 
drugs and is made expressly for the cure of colic 
and spasmodic pains in the abdomen of domestic 
animals. 

It is a non-poisonous preparation and will do 
no harm under any conditions. It not only relieves 
the pain but removes the cause of the pain and leaves 
the digestive track less liable to> colic attacks. Any 
one who has one or more horses, for the price of 
this preparation cannot afford to be without it as it 
will save }'Our animal from death by this most com- 
mon and dangerous disease. Nearly every person 
you meet when your horse has colic will prescribe 
for you as long as your horse is alive and perhaps 
every one will have a different remedy. Some of 
these wnll be simple and harmless and entirely worth- 
less as far as relievins^ your animal of its distressed 
condition. Others will be severe and dangerous and 
are likely to be given, especially in extreme cases, in 
such rapid succession that the animal soon succumbs 



Use Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy for Scours and Diarrhea. 



117^ Our Veterinary Adviser. 



to their deadly poison. Not many people are suf- 
ficiently acquainted with drugs to properly under- 
stand their physiological action. So it is reason- 
able to believe that they may be giving a drug which 
they think will accomplish the desired results ; how- 
ever, they may be losing valuable time until the dis- 
ease has so far advanced that the animal is beyond 
relief and death the usual result. These are suffi- 
cient reasons why you should always be supplied 
with Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation. It is uniform 
in action and will not deteriorate with age. It is 
made to cure and gnaranteed to cure or money zvill 
be refunded. 

Price $i.oo per bottle postpaid. 

Prepared only by 

THE northwestern' MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



ii8 Our \^etertnary Adviser. 



• a • 



DISEASES OF THE DIGESTIVE 
ORGANS. 



It is a matter of general experience that the dis- 
order of the digestive organs of cattle is caused by 
the quality and Cjiiantity of food given them, and 
the manner in which they feed and digest their feed. 
Cattle, as a rule, are not as choice about their food 
as other animals ; sometimes there is more taken 
in than the organs are able to digest, which soon 
sets up a trouble that often results seriously. The 
cow's stomach is divided into four parts and the in- 
testines are very small and long, measuring from 
130 to 140 feet. The first part of the stomach, called 
the paunch or rumen, is very large, holding as much 
as 149 quarts. The reticulum or second stomach, 

If You Haven't a Bottle of Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment, 
Get a Bottie at Once. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 119 

holds about 24 quarts. The omasum, or third stom- 
ach holds about 7,6 quarts. The abomasum or fourth 
stomach, which is the true stomach, practically cor- 
responds to the stomiach of the horse and will hold 
about 30 quarts. These capacities are based upon an 
average sized animal of mature age. 

The ox is a ruminant and therefore chews its 
feed over. What is meant by this is that it will eat 
its feed, hay and grain, with scarcely any grinding 
at all. It takes a mouthful of hay, or whatever 
roughness it may have, chews it enough to make it 
into a ball and then it passes down the gullet toi the 
paunch ; it continues this process until the paunch 
is filled, then the process of ruminating begins. The 
muscular coat or wall of the paunch is very strong 
and is capable of moving the large mass it contains 
to suit conditions. The lower end of the swallow or 
gullet is capable of grasping a quantity of the partly 
ground food that the paunch contains, then with a 
peculiar motion forces it up tO' the mouth through 
the gullet where it is chewed and mixed well with 
saliva — a process that is commonly called, chewing 
the cud — when it is properly ground it is swallowed 
again and instead of going tO' the rumen it goes to 
the second stomach, where it is properly acted upon 
and digested, passing on down through the other 
stomachs to the intestines. All the food in the rum- 
en must pass through this process, and when an 
animal does not chew its cud it indicates indigestion 
and is a sure sign of the diseased condition of the 
digestive apparatus (and is not a sign that the ani- 
mal has lost its cud and requires one tO' be given 
it of dishcloths or old rags, as O'ur forefathers used 
to think) and requires treatment tO' aid and strength- 

You Can Prevent Loss by Disease if You Use Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Pr parations. 



120 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

en these organs and relieve the congested condition 
of the bowels ; which will be explained later on. 

The causes of indigestion in cattle- are many and 
cannot all be enumerated here, but some of the most 
important are : Food which is finely ground, such as 
corn meal and middlings, fed alone are not adapted 
for the digestive organs of cattle ; hay that has been 
much exposed to rain while drying, is poorly nutri- 
tious and is liable tO' produce inflammatory infec- 
tions of the stomach and bowels — the same remarks 
may be applied to straw or musty oats^ — rust on 
straw is also a dangerous ^article of food and will 
produce disease if fed to cattle; smut on corn or 
mouldy corn must not be fed to cattle; corn fodder 
in the fields often produces disease which is known 
as corn-stalk disease; grasses grown on wet, marshy 
land often produce dysentery; anthrax or black-leg 
is introduced through the digestive system by eating 
grass from infected pastures; frozen turnips and 
potatoes produce very dangerous attacks of indiges- 
tion ; also eating of cold, frozen grasses often cause 
cramps of the stomach and bowels. 

OVERLOADING THE STOMACH OR BLOAT. 

This disease is known by swelling of the left 
flank and is caused by gorge of the rumen or paunch, 
and by the formation of gas which fills the stomach 
tuitil it rises above the level of the backbone ; when 
struck upon it produces a drum like so'und. The 
animal often moans or g'roans ; appears tO' be very 
uneasy; twists around, lies down, gets up, and has 
a very anxious expression. The stomach may be- 
come so full that the breathing is cut short, and if 
relief is not had at once the stomach may be rup- 
tured and the animal die. 

The Best Antiseptic Known is Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 121 

Treatment — When the aninml shows symp- 
toms of this trouble, treatment should begin 
promptly by giving one pint of raw linseed oil and 
follow this at oiice with one of Dr. Rowe's Physic 
Capsules dissolved in a quart of luke warm water. 

In extremely urgent cases where the stomach is 
so distended with gas as to cause short breathing 
and with danger of rupturing the stomach, the trocar 
sho'uld be used. This instrument consists of a ca- 
nula, or hollow tube and stillett. When selecting 
the place to insert the trocar, observation should be 
made of the ribs, the hip bone and the processes of 
the lumbar verterbra, and equal distances from each 
is the point to be selected. With the knife cut 
through the skin an opening one-half inch in length 
and insert the point O'f the trocar and quickly push it 
■downward and forward through the walls into the 
stomach ; then remove the stillett and allow the ca- 
nula to remain until the gas has all escaped, then 
remove it and give the physic described alx)ve. 

DRY MURRIAN OR GRASS STAGGERS. 

This disease is an impaction of the third stomach 
and is a very common occurrence among milk cows, 
caused by lack O'f exercise; coarse, woody and 
mouldy food or food that possesses astringent prop- 
erties which tend to check secretions ; lack of suf- 
ficient water and probably other causes not yet 
"known. 

The symptoms of this disease are diminished ap- 
petite, tongue coated, mouth slimy, irregrlar chew- 
ing of the cud, constipation, dullness and fullness ■ f 
the flank, and if the fist is pressed below the short 
ribs en the right side the third stomach will be felt 



Or. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment Will Soften and Heal Old 

Wounds. 



122 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

and appear like a large ball of dough. If the dis- 
ease has gone on for three or four days it may show 
some bloat, breathing short and accompanied by a 
grunt, the ears and horns are usually cold, the ani- 
mal falls away in flesh, becomes weak and the animal 
is generally found lying down. When the disease 
has reached this condition it frequently terminates 
fatally. But before death comes on the animial be- 
comes greatly distressed, bellows, butts its head 
against objects, runs at dogs and other animals or 
even at man, and continues in this frenzied state 
until death relieves it of its sufferings. 

Treatment — This should consist first in aiding 
digestion. Camomile tea, made by steeping two 
ounces of Camomile Flowers in a quart of water for 
thirty minutes, should be given every twoi hours as 
a drench, and give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Cap- 
sules dissolved in a quart of tepid water. The second 
day the camomile tea may be given three times, antl 
after the physic has acted give a few doses of Dr. 
Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic. In cases where the 
constipation is stubborn and the bowels refuse to 
act repeat the hpysic on the second day, and when 
the appetite returns give small feed of some laxative 
food or turn to grass. 

DIARRHEA. 

This disease in the cow is caused by an irrita- 
tion in the intestinal tract, by food taken in excess 
or which is of improper quality; especially watery^ 
green food, too much salt, impure water, and water 
drank in excess. The bowels show an irritation, the 
passage is in a liquid state, bad smelling, the animal 
looks dull, with the back arched, and loses flesh very 
rapidly. ^ 

Do Away with the Troublesome Drench and Give Dr. Rowe's 
Physic Capsules. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 125, 



Treatment — This consists of putting the ani- 
mal on good highland pasture or feeding good nu- 
tritious food. Also give a treatment of Dr. Rowe's. 
Scour Remedy. When there is debility and want 
of appetite dissolve one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Cap- 
sules in a quart of tepid water and give as a drench. 

DYSENTERY. 

This disease is usually seen in the fattening pen, 
when animals are started upon grain. Some animals 
in the bunch are generally more greedy than others- 
and get more of the food than is intended for them, 
consequently they cannot digest the food and it ir- 
ritates the bow^els, causing dysentery. 

Treatment — Animals thus affected, should be- 
taken from the feed lot, depriving them of all grain- 
and feeding them entirely upon bran and hay, and 
give in their feed a few doses oif Dr. Rowe's Blood' 
and Skin Tonic. This will correct the disturbance- 
in the bowels and in the course of a few days they 
may be put back into the feed lot. If in cold 
weather, the animals should be kept in a comfort- 
ably warm place and not allowed to become cold' 
or chilled from any exposures. 

WHITE SCOURS OR DIARRHEA IN 
CALVES. 

Young calves are very susceptible to this condi- 
tion, which shows a catarrhal condition of the bow- 
els manifested by a whitish discharge from the bow- 
els. Calves which suck their dam are not frequently 
affected with this disease, although it may be oc- 
casionally seen when they are kept away from the 
mother for a long period and when allowed to suck, 
overload their stomach which brings on indigestion^ 



Better Send for Our Handy Veterinary Case. To It To-day. 



124 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

and irritation of the bowels. Calves that are sepa- 
rated from their mothers and which are fed upon 
skimmed or separated milk, suffer from the same 
condition. 

Calf becomes dull, whisks its tail as if in pain, 
whenever there is a passage from the bow^els, which 
will have a yellowish-white 'appearance, and pas- 
sage being quite frecjuent. If the discharge is not 
checked in a few days, the calf will die from ex- 
hausMon. 

Treatment — The calf should have a mild 
physic, for which give one-third or one-half of one 
O'i Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules dissolved in one pint 
O'f warm milk. This will remove the curdled milk 
from the stomach and bowels. Follow this with a 
dose of Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy four times a day, 
which will allay the irritation of the stomach and 
bowels and restore the digestive functions. The 
animal should be fed at shorter intervals, at least 
four times a day, and should be kept in a dry, com- 
fortably warm stable. 

DR. ROWE'S SCOUR REMEDY. 

This is a preparation that has become very popu- 
lar among stock raisers who have become acquainted 
with it. It is a mixture in which the ingredients do 
not chemically combine sO' when it is allowed to 
stand for sonne time there is a complete separation 
into two different parts. This, however, does not 
change the physiological action of the ingredients 
;and will not deteriorate with age. 

Its action is three-fold : First, it relieves the 
griping pains; second, it stops the discharge; and 
third, it removes the cause. It is a positive cure for 

The Best Money-Saving Proposition Ever Offered Is Our 
Hanciy Veterinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 125 



Scours and Diarrhea in all animals and can be re- 
lied upon in all instances. Unlike many remedies, 
it does not cause constipation but relieves the animal 
of its distressed condition and restores the bowels 
to a normal or healthy state. 

It is a preparatioii that no stock raiser can af- 
ford to be without and a bottle should always be 
kept at hand to fortify against this dreaded disease 
in their animals. Absolutely gnarantced to give 
satisfactory results or money will be refunded. 
Price 50 cents postpaid. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



JAUNDICE OR YELLOWS. 

When Jaundice exists there is a yellowish ap- 
pearance of the white of the eye, and of the mucous 
membrane of the mouth ; the yellowness may also 
be seen in the skin, where the animal is covered 
with white hair. Jaundice is merely a symptom of 
disease of the liver and bowels ; sometimes there 
are symptoms of constip'ation and torpid condition 
of the bowels. Jaundice is one of the symptoms 
of Texas fever, a disease that causes congestion of 
the liver. 

The animal loses flesh in this disease, lies down 
most of the time, groans occasionally, has a totter- 
ing gait, the ears and horns are alternately hot and 
cold. In cows, the secretions of milk is much dimin- 
ished, and what milk is secreted has a bitter taste. 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules Are Guaranteed to Give 
Satisfactory Results. 



126 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

Sometimes the animal has a dry painful cough, and 
■presents a dull, stupid appearance. 

Treatment — In this disease the first medicine 
■given should be a physic, to open «up the bowels and 
relieve the congested condition. For this we would 
recommend one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules dis- 
solved in a quart of tepid water (given as a drench). 
After the physic has worked follow with Dr. Rowe's 
Blood and Skin Tonic, two doses daily for three or 
four days. Give the laiiimal good laxative food in 
moderate quantity and give good clover hay or fod- 
der for roughness. 

BLACK-QUARTER OR BLACK-LEG. 

This is la disease that usually affects young ani- 
mals ; it is a rapidly fatal, infectious disease and us- 
ually kills in from twenty-four to forty-eight hours. 
It is produced by baccilli which very much resem- 
ble the anthrax bacilli, which is very prevalent in 
European countries. Black-leg disease is found 
only upon certain pastures or in certain localities. 
It is usually found upon low, damp pastures, where 
the soil is deep and rich and the grasses grow very 
luxuriant, but higher grounds may be infected by 
diseased animals feeding or roving over them. The 
genn; of Black-leg lives principally in decaying vege- 
ta"ble matter, where the grass has grown up and 
fallen over and allowed tO' decay, the fall grasses 
growing up through it. When the animals are 
grazing they gather some of the dead grass which 
contains .the Black-leg germ and through this means 
they lare infected. They are rarely infected from 
each other. The disease begins to affect the con- 
stitution in from two to three days after infection 
has occurred. 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules Relieve Constipation. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 127 



The symptoms are loss of appetite, dullness and 
'debility with a very high fever; then lameness by 
■stiffness in one or more limbs, with tumors arising 
upon the limb or limbs affected. These tumors 
arise very rapidly and make a cracking sound when 
pressed upon ; there is scarcely any escape of blood 
if the skin be cut or the tumors lanced. These 
tumors or swellings are very characteristic of this 
disease and will distinguish it from any other 
disease of cattle. These tumors or swellings may be 
located on the thigh, the neck, the shoulder, the 
breast, the flank or the rump, and are quite often 
found located on the throat or jaw. When these 
tumors are pressed upon there is a peculiar crack- 
ing sound heard under the skin and if the swelling 
is cut intO' a frothy dark-red, rather disagreeable 
smelling" fluid is discharged and the cutting is ap- 
parently without any pain to the animal. When this 
condition is present the animal only lives a few 
hours, and if the skin is removed after death these 
swellings will appear much darker than the other 
tissue and will be found infiltrated with blood and 
yellowish, jelly like material. 

Treatment — No treatment, as yet, has proved 
of any particular value. When the disease has well 
set in, the animal rarely recovers. The preven- 
tive treatment, which has proven very satisfactory 
and we believe it to be a wise plan tO' use, is the 
attenuated virus of the Black-leg germ; this to be 
put under the skin so as to immunize the animal 
against this dreadful disease, and we would advise 
aU calf owners to vaccinate their calves when they 
are from three to six months old, before the disease 
has taken off a portion of their herd. 

Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy is Guaranteed to Give Satis- 
factory Results. 



128 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

RETAINED AFTERBIRTH. 

The cow is more subject tO' this accident than- 
other animals, and perhaps it is due principahy to- 
the manner in which the membranes are fastened 
tO' the womb. The foetil membraiie is attached to 

If 

the womb by means of from fifty tO' one hundred 
buttons or cotyledons; these so often hold fast and 
do not let loose when the calf it dropped and may 
hold the membranes in the wonlb until it rots away,, 
a condition which is very serious tO' the animal. 
When the membranes do not pass away with the 
foetus, they do' not do much harm, if any, until 
after the third day ; at which time they begin to 
decay and the cow will show symptoms of infection, 
refuse feed, lose flesh rapidly, may or may not have 
a portion of the membranes hanging from the va- 
gina, and if the membranes are not removed the 
animal will remain in an unhealthy condition for 
weeks and sometimes for months, and occasionally 
the system becomes poisoiied and the animal dies, 
from the effects. 

Treatment' — In the first place, the membranes 
should be removed and the best time tO' dO' this is 
on the third day after calving. This gives time- 
for the membranes tO' ripen up and they let loose 
from the cotyledons much easier and with less hem- 
orrhage than if removed earlier. Any one, who is 
careful and not too timid to go into the womb with 
the hand and unbutton the membranes from the 
cotyledons, may remove these membranes. It is 
best to remove as few cotyledons as possible, as 
they contain large blood vessels when they are 
strongly attached ; some are always dead and let 
loose of the womb easily — these should be removed 

Never Be Without a Bottle of Dr. Rowe's Kidney Prepa- 
ration. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 129 



with the membranes. When it is impossible to^ get 
some one to do this work on the third or fourthi 
day the membranes may be brought away by giving 
one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules dissolved in a- 
quart of tepid water. This usually causes the mem- 
branes to let loose without further trouble. 

MILK FEVER— PATRUENT PARESIS. 

This is a condition where paralysis sets in from". 
one-half to four days after calving. Cause is prac- 
tically unknown, except that it follows calving in' 
heavy milkers, and is seldom seen in cows before' 
the fourth calf, nor when the animal is thin in 
flesh. 

First the animal becomes staggerly and pays no 
attention to the calves, the appetite is gone, the ani- 
mal lies down, makes repeated attempts to rise but 
is unal>le to do so; weakness comes over the entire 
bcxly and the animal soon becomes unconscious, lies 
first upon .the sternum or breast bone, throws its 
head around to the side, lies this way for some time 
and then throws itself back upon the ground, 
stretches out and soon is unable to raise its head, 
and the only symptoms of life left is heavy breath- 
ing. 

Treatment — Most cases can be saved if they 
are given what is known as the bag treatment : 
which consist of filling the bag full of air. An in- 
strument is necessary for this in order that the air 
may be pumped into the bag through the teats. 
These instruments can be bought from numerous 
instrument makers over the country, but you can 
make one yourself that will answer the purpose very ^ 
well, by getting a milk tube and attaching it to a 



Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder Destroys All Kinds of Intestinal 

Worms. 



130 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

piece of rubber hose two or three feet long, connect- 
ing this to a bicycle pump and filling each teat sepa- 
rately until it is well filled and repeat this filling 
again in from six to eight hours; a piece of tape 
may be tied around the teats to prevent the escape 
of air. This will usually revive the animal in from 
two to six hours. After the bag has been filled 
begin with Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic and 
repeat every two hours until the appetite has re- 
turned. 

INFLAMMATION OF THE UDDER OR 

GARGET— MAMMITIS. 

In heavy milkers, before and just after calving, 
it is the rule that the mammary glands are hot, ten- 
der and enlarged. This condition, when it excites the 
milk glands tO' activity and starts the fiow of milk, 
'SOon relieves the congestion and the bag assumes 
a normal proportion, which is greatly aided by fre- 
quently milking the cow and relieving the over- 
filled glands of the large quantity of milk that is 
secreted. This usually requires three or four days 
for the bag to assume its normal size.. 

Sometimes just the opposite of this occurs, that 
is, when the flow of milk does not start, the inflam- 
mation continues to increase, the bag increases in 
size, fever and tenderness and the animal shows 
considerable pain and a greatly reduced appetite, 
and, if relief is not had soon, the bag gets hard, 
' caked ; thick, clogged milk is found in the bag and 
sometimes abscesses are formed. Blows or inju- 
ries upon the bag or the milk being allowed .to re- 
main in the bag too long, especially in heavy milk- 
ers, will sometimes cause this condition. Many good 

Keep Stock Free from Worms by Using Dr. Rowe's 
Worm Powder. 



Read Our Cash Guarantf.f,. 131 

milkers are ruined in this way and treatment should 
be early. 

Treatment — First drain the bag of all milk and 
bathe the bag with warm water, or sometimes bet- 
ter to put on warm poultices made of bran or oat 
hulls, and then apply vaseline or lard to the bag 
and give the animal a physic to relieve the congested 
bowels, as the fever will cause more or less constipa- 
tion. We would advise one of Dr. Rowe's Physic 
Capsules dissolved in one quart of tepid water, given 
as a drench. If this treatment is carried out early 
you will save the cow's bag from further trouble. 

COW-POX. 

This is another form of inflammation of the 
udder. It is caused by the contagious germ pox 
and is introduced into the skin in some unknown 
manner. The symptoms of this disease are slight 
fever, the teats and bag become redder and hotter 
than normal, and in two or three days little nodules 
appear upon the teats or bag like small peas under 
the skin; these increase in size from one- fourth of 
an inch to three-fourths of an inch in diameter by 
the seventh day, and by the tenth day scabs appear 
from an eruption that has taken place ; they soon 
fall off. and leave a pitted ulcer, which is the pox 
proper. In one or two days this pox becomes yel- 
low from the exudation of the pus and a brownish 
scab is formed; this leaves an angry sore which 
heals very slowly. 

Treatment — ^Wash the bag daily, or at each 
milking time, with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide diluted 
with water, (one teaspoonful to a pint of water), 
and give Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic in the 
drinking water or feed. This will relieve the animal 
in a few days. 
Never Be Without a Bottle of Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy. 



132 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

URTICARIA— NETTLE RASH— SURFEIT,- 

This is an inflammatory affection of the skin, 
characterized by the sudden development of patches 
of various sizes, from that of a nickel to as large 
as a hand. The swelling is accompanied with more 
or less itching, the animal rubs these patches, which 
causes them tO' rapidly increase, at times covering 
a large portion of the body and legs, and, if al- 
lowed to continue, it develops into a chro^nic form 
which is very troublesome to get rid of. 

This condition is caused by a derangement of 
the digestive organs and is usually found in the 
spring of the year, when the animal is kept in the 
stall and fed large quantities of rich food. 

Treatment — ^This consists in cleaning up the 
bowels with a physic. Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules 
are well adapted for this. Give one, as a drench, 
and follow with Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin Tonic, 
according to directions. Give the animal soft, easily 
digested food and exercise. 

SCABBIES— MANGE— ITCH. 

This disease is of a local nature and is caused by 
a mite which induces irritation and incrustation on 
the surface of the body generally, is highly con- 
tagious and requires for its propagation, from one 
animal to another, for the mite to be transplanted 
on the fresh subject. 

Treatment — First, cleanse the skin and remove 
all scabs; do this by using warm soap water a,nd 
scrub the animal thoroughly, especially where the 
skin has been rubbed. A very desirable preparation 
may be made by taking of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, 
one ounce; oil of tar, one ounce; soft soap, one- 
Use Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment for Rheumatism, 
Swelled Joints, and Enlargements of All Kinds. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 133 



fourth pint; sulphur, one-half pound; alcohol, one 
pint ; mix well and apply to the surface of the body 
where the scabs or eruptions appear. Leave this 
on for two days, then wash off with warm water 
and apply ag^ain. Repeat this treatment after two 
weeks if there is any trace of the disease left. 

CONJUNCTIVITIS— OPHTHALMIA. 

This is an inflammation of the conjunctivi of the 
eye and of the mucous membranes of the eyelids, and 
in severe cases it may extend to the deeper parts 
of the eye. It may result from bruises of the eyeball 
or from foreign substance in the eye, such as chaff, 
hay seed, dust, etc. 

The symptoms are watering of the eyes, closure 
of the eyelids, milky color of the eyeball, firey red 
mucous membrane of the eyelids. 

Treatment — Remove the chaff or any foreign 
substance, and follow treatment as given for con- 
junctivitis of the horse. 

TUBERCULOSIS— CONSUMPTION IN THE 

COW. 

This is an infectious disease caused by the tuber- 
cle bacilli which invades all parts of the body. It 
may be either local or general and is characterized 
by minute nodules or tubercles, which contain the 
bacilli of tuberculosis. It is local when it is found 
in only one or two' places of the body, and general 
when it is found in the blood and all the vital or- 
gans. 

This disease was known back in the middle ages 
and it is thought today, by scientists to be identical 
with tuberculosis of man and that the only differ- 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion Relieves Inflammation of the Eye, 
Conjunctivitis and Ophthalmia. 



134 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

ence is that cattle bacilli of tuberculosis is much 
stronger and has a greater vitality than the human 
tubercle bacilli; and that the bovine tubercle bacilli 
is readily transmissable to man and that the human 
tubercle bacilli, when inocculated into the ox im- 
munizes them against bovine tuberculosis and there- 
fore requires great precaution — one should be very 
careful whether or not this disease exists among 
dairy or milk cows, as the milk and butter affords 
the best means for the tubercle bacilli of the cattle 
to reach the human system, as the live germs are 
taken into the system through the milk and butter. 
The meat is less dangerous from the fact that it is 
cooked, which readily destroys the tubercle bacilli. 

The symptoms O'f the early stages of tubercu- 
losis are not sufficient for the most expert to make 
a diagnosis, and the only successful method is by the 
tuberculin test. The test is miade in this way : The 
animal's temperature is obtained during the day at 
two or three intervals, to get the average for the 
day; in the evening the tuberculin solution is in- 
troduced under the skin, by the use of a hypoder- 
mic syringe, and the temperature taken regularly 
every two hours, beginning ten hours after the in- 
jection was made. If the animal has tuberculosis 
the average temperature will be an increase of two 
and seven-tenths degrees. If the temperature does 
not show this much of a rise it is evident that the 
animal is not affected with tuberculosis. The test 
should be made at least once a year, and all animals 
that prove tO' be diseased should be removed from 
the herd and be destroyed or, at least, isolated from 
healthy animals. This disease is incurable or at 

Dr. Rowe's Distemperine is the Best Remedy That. Can Be 

Given for Coughs, Colds, Chills, Catarrhal Fever, 

Shipping Fever and Pneumonia. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 135 

least all treatments have proven unsatisfactory. The 
best method is to eradicate it from yoiir herd and 
keep it out. 

LUMP JAW— ACTINOMYCOSIS. 

This disease is commonly known as lump-jaw or 
lumpy- jaw, and is a local disease due to the forma- 
tion of a peculiar tumor, located in the region of the 
head land neck. These tumors develop as a rule, 
slower than simple abscesses, and in a few days 
break .open and discharge a thick, heavy pus. The 
true name of this disease is Actinomycosis, and is 
caused by the vegetable fungi which finds its way 
into the system, multiplies and forms a tumorous 
growth and formation of a cheesey like pus. This 
germ has the capability of multiplying rapidly, de- 
veloping in all kinds of tissue, bone, muscle, glandu- 
lar .and fibrous tissue, and develops in a uniform 
manner in each of the tissues, honeycombing and 
increasing the size of the organs affected. • 

This disease is not contagious, but is probably an 
infectious disease, developing only by inocculation. 
Inocculation is probably made in the mouth by some 
sharp substance in the feed which cuts through the 
mucous membranes, carrying the germ intO' the tis- 
sues ; like beai'ed grain, splinters of straw, etc., that 
enter the tissue. At first there appears a small, hard 
lump, which may be movable under the skin, or it 
may be firmly attached to the jaw-bone. There is 
usually but one tumor, but in some cases there may 
be two or more, and may be found below the eye 
on the upper jaw, all along the lower jaw, or ihey 
may be found below the ear behind the angle of the 
lower jaw. 

Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder is Guaranteed to Destroy Intes- 
tinal Worms. 



136 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



Some lumps or tumors develop rapidly and oth- 
ers more slowly, there being- often considerable dif- 
ference. These lumps continue tO' increase in size 
until they break down and discharge a thick pus. 
This usually diminishes the size O'f the lump and it 
appears to be getting* along very well without any 
treatment, then it starts to grow again. This time 
it gets much larger than it did before, will soon 
break out again, this time in three or four places, and 
does not reduce much in size. The discharge now 
continues all the time and the disease has taken on 
the third or advanced stage. If the enlargement or 
lump is still movable there is yet a good chance for 
a cure, but if firmly attached to the bone and the 
bone honeycombed there is less chance for a com- 
plete recovery; but even some of these cases yield 
readily to our treatment. 

Treatment — Local treatment is the only treat- 
ment that is 'accompanied with success, and it should 
begin in the early stages. Highly successful has 
been the treatment with Dr. Rowe's Lump Jaw 
Cure and the method O'f procedure will be explained 
by the directions upon the bottle. It is easy to apply 
and only requires one application in the beginning, 
but old standing cases occasionally require the sec- 
ond treatment. One bottle of Dr. Rowe's Lump Jaw 
Cure will cure a number of cases and the cost will 
be only a few cents per head, saving many dollars 
to the owner. 

Each and every case should be treated, even if 
they do look hopeless, as the treatment costs but lit- 
tle and it may be possible for you tO' save the animal, 
Dr. Rowe's Lump Jaw Cure gives excellent results, 
curing many cases wherein other preparations have 

Use Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation for All Urinary 
Diseases of Your Stock. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 137 

failed, and we are satisfied that after you have once 
used it you will never he without it and will recom- 
mend it to your friends. It is guaranteed to cure 
•mid does cure or me will refund the money. Mailed 
prepaid upon receipt of price, $1.50 per bottle. 

DR. ROWE'S LUMP JAW CURE. 

This is a special preparation that has done more 
to eradicate lump jaw in cattle than all other treat- 
ments. We call it a special preparation bc'^ause we 
do. not put it in ''Our Handy Veterinary Case,'' as 
there are some that purchase the case that liave no 
use for it, as they do not deal in cattle, and those 
who have a case of lump jaw can order it at any 
time, and get it before the disease has gone \'ery 
fsr. 

It is a liquid preparation and can be used in any 
stage of the disease, and will affect a cure in the be-' 
ginning as well as in the advanced stage. There 
may be some cases that have advanced so' far that a ' 
cure is impossible, but you will never know this until 
you give it a trial. We advise you to treat any and 
all cases of lump jaw that you may have with Dr. 
Rowe's Lump Jaw Cure, and if it fails to cure we 
will refund your money. 

In the early stages, before the lump has broken 
open, paint the most prominent part with the Cure, 
and if pus has not yet formed, the enlargement will, 
in a few days, begin to shrink. Repeat the applica- 
tion after three weeks. If the lump is very hot and 
feverish, a scab may form over the surface, this, in 
a short time, will drop out and the cavity will heal 
rapidly, leaving no enlargement. If pus has already 
accumulated in the lump, the Cure will hasten its 
escape. After the pus has been removed, saturate 

:Or. Rowe's Worm Powder Will Destroy Intestinal Worms. 



138 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

a piece of cloth with the Cure, push it into the cav- 
ity, and allovv^ it tO' remain until it drops out itself, 
or of its own accord ; the cavity will then heal with- 
out further interference. 

Price per bottle $1.50. 

Mailed postpaid upon receipt of amount. 

' Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



ERGOTISM. 

This disease is caused by eating the parasitic 
fungi, known as Claviceps Purpurea, which grows 
upon many species of grasses and produces, at one 
stage of its development, black or purple spurs which, 
take the place of the kernel or seeds in the grain 
head. These spurs are called Ergot and are simply 
aggregates of the vegetable body of the fungus,, 
which lie dormant during the winter and are capable 
of producing the fungi the following spring. When 
hay or grass containing any considerable quantity 
of these ergots is eaten by stock, the following symp- 
toms are produced : 

The animal begins tO' lose flesh and becomes 
sore footed, and in a short time there will be no- 
ticed a ring forming around the hoof, or may be 
above the pastern around the cannon-bone, appear- 
ing as though a rope had .been tied around the leg 
so tight that the circulation hsd been cut off. In- 
advanced cases the toes fall off and the whole foot 
and pastern may become gangrenous, the ears drop 

Our Handy Veterinary Case Contains Twelve of the Best 
and Most Needed Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 1394 



off, the tail drops off and the animal finally succumbs- 
to the disease. If the animal is pregnant it usually 
aborts. 

Treatment — Change the feed to straw, fodder, 
or hay that contains no ergot. In hay that is raised 
upon low, wet groimd is generally where ergot is 
found. The most common plant that yields the pois- 
onous, ergot is the wild rye, but in some localities it 
may be found upon blue grass and timothy. The 
parts that have become gangrenous should be bathed 
daily with a solution of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide. 
Most cases will recover that withstand the first shock 
if the ergotized feed is taken away from them. 

CORNSTALK DISEASE. 

This is a disease that affects cattle and is very 
common in the corn belt, causing a great amount of 
loss to the farmer and stockman. All investigations 
so far have not given sufficient proof to isolate the 
direct cause, but it is well known that corn fodder is- 
the general cause of the disease. 

Symptoms are not easily described, as death re- 
lieves the animal of its suffering very quickly and' 
the disease is usually confined to one and two' year 
old animals, yet occasionally milk cows are affected. 
The disease comes on suddenly without any apparent 
warning, the animal is found by itself, may be lyings 
down or standing. , If standing, the back is humped 
vip, there is a switching of the tail and a peculiar 
twitching of the rump, indicating an attempt to 
urinate. The animal usually shows pain in the ab- 
domen by kicking at the belly, 'has improper 
vision and the eyes are staring, the gait is 
staggering and uncertain, sometimes the brain is af- 



There is None so Good as Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder. 



140 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

fected and the animal is frightened at the approach 
of anyone. They often become dehrioiis and run 
into wire fences or other objects, the respiration is 
much increased, and the disease runs its course in 
from twenty- four to thirty-six hours and most fre- 
quently the animal succumbs tO' the disease. 

Treatment — This consists in giving bowel and 
kidney medicines and must be given early. At the 
early approach oi any symptoms of this disease give 
Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation every four hours; 
give one of Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, as a drench, 
and repeat in six hours. Put the animal in a quiet 
place, give it water but no feed for the first twenty- 
four hours.- Do not attempt to treat the disease in 
the last stage as the animal is dang'erous tO' handle 
and treatment is unsatisfactory. 

CONTAGIOUS ABORTION IN COWS. 

This is a disease that is making rapid strides, 
principally among the dairy cattle of our country. 
The animals affected with this disease usually abort 
from the fifth to the ninth month, and I have known 
herds where ninety per cent of the cows aborted in 
one season. This is supposed tO' be due tO' a germ 
whose history is not yet well known. 

Treatment — 'A practical, safe treatment is to 
■give injections of an lantiseptic, of which Dr. Rowe's 
Bactericide has no equal. Whenever an animal 
aborts, it should be removed from the herd and kept 
away for at least a fortnight, and a one per cent so- 
lution of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide injected daily into 
the womb. All dirt and filth from the cow should 
be removed, lime sprinkled in. the stable or crude 
■carbolic acid sprayed over the floor. With this treat- 

.Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation Relieves All Pain in the 
Kidney and Bladder. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 141 

ment we have had excellent success and if carried 
out in full the number of cases of abortion will be 
very few. 

WARBLES. 

These are little nodules or lumps formed under 
the skin along the back, and contain the larvae of the 
gadfly, seen in the winter and spring. When they 
get very prominent there will be an opening appear 
at their highest point. The presence of. these larvae 
causes the animal considerable annoyance; when 
these larvae are working their way out the animal 
will be seen to run and toss its head. 

Treatment — These larvae can be -removed by 
cutting the skin and squeezing upon the enlarge- 
ment, which forces out the larvae, or a few drops 
of Dr. Ro'we's Bactericide on the places will kill the 
larvae and they can be squeezed out in a couple of 
days thereafter. 

FOOT AKD MOUTH DISEASE. 

This disease is known as epizootic aphtha, and is- 
a highly contagious fever. It is characterized by 
eruptions or blisters in the mouth, around the coro- 
nets of the feet, and between the toes. It is con- 
tagious and may be communicated tO' man by the 
use of the milk from infected cows. 

Symptoms are fever, roughness of coat, shiver- 
ing, soreness in the feet, and inclination tO' lie down. 
The mouth is usually kept closed and saliva runs 
from the lips. After two or three days eruptions 
appear in the mouth, sores or ulcers appear upon 
the feet and between the toes; the disease usually 



If You Value Your Stock You Cannot Afford to Be Without 
Our Handy Veterinary Case. 



142 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

lasts from one to^ two weeks. , The animals quite 
-often lose their toes or claws and go crippling around 
for months. 

Treatment — This consists in bathing the feet 
with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide once daily and spraying 
the mouth with a solution of permanganate of pot- 
ash, made by dissolving a teaspoonf ul of permanga- 
nate of potash in one-half gallon of warm water. 
Recovery is usually had in from two to three weeks. 

ULCERS OF THE CORNEA. 

Ulcers in the eye are formed by the bursting of 
•small abscesses on the cornea, or may be caused by 
scratches, cuts, or bruises upon the eye. The ulcers 
are first of a grayish color with edges high and ir- 
regular, discharging a nasty, watery substance, with 
a tendency to spread rapidly; sometimes spreading 
to the deeper parts of the eye and empties the first 
chamber. 

Treatment — This is to prevent the ulcers from | 
spreading. To do this, place the animal in a quiet, 
dark stall and fill the eye with Dr. Rowe's Eye Lo- 
tion three or four times a day. 



Our Handy Veterinary Case Contain; Twelve of Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Preparations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 143 

DR. ROWE'S CHEMICAL NO-HORN. 

This a paste preparation, which will prevent the 
growth of horns. It needs only to be applied once, 
and must be used before the horns come through 
the skin. The best time to use it is from the third 
to the fifth day after the calf is born. To apply, 
clip off the hair over the horn buttons, and, with a 
small stick or match, take a piece of paste as large 
•as a grain of corn and rub on the horn spot; if this 
is done well the horns will be killed — their growth 
stopped. 

This is the best method to get rid cf horns, as it 
causes scarely any pain, and leaves the head in much 
"better condition than when the horns are allowed 
to grow out and the barbarous method of sawing 
or cutting them off is resorted to. 

One bottle of this preparation is sufficient to stop 
the horns, or poll, twenty-five head of calves. It is 
not put in ''Our Handy Veterinary Case" regularly, 
l)ut may be had instead of any other fifty cent prepa- 
ration contained in the case, or will be mailed post- 
paid upon receipt of price. 

Any one that raises calves should never neglect 
to use Dr. Rowe's Chemical No-Horn, as it is guar- 
anteed to stop the horns zmthout injury to the caif, 
and will leave no half or crumpled horns, when used 
■early; if it does, your money will he returned. 
Price per bottle 50 cents. 
Manufactured only by 
THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 
Keokuk, Iowa. 



Always Have a Jar of Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment at 

Hand. 



144 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

DR. ROWE'S PHYSIC CAPSULE. 

This is a preparation that supplies a long felt: 
want of the farmer and stockman. It is composed, 
of drugs that are active cathartics, scientifically com- 
bined tO' produce best results, and placed in a gela- 
tine capsule; and is couimonly known as a phvsic 
ball 

The ball or capsule form is the most convenient 
manner in which these drugs can be given. It saves 
loss of tim.e in administering and take the place of 
the troublesome drench; each capsule containing" 
sufficient cathartics to give the horse an ordinary^ 
physic. 

All horses, like people, need a physic (at times} 
to clean out the impurities from the over-gorged 
bowels and thereby prevent diseases that often result 
from this cause. Oftentimes horses are run down^ 
pot-bellied, hide-bound, have frequent colic attacks,, 
or indigestion, all caused by constipation and in- 
action of the bowels. One or two physics, produced' 
by Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsule, will put these ani- 
mals on their feet and they will grow fat and strong. 
It is the proper physic to use after a course of Dr. 
Rowe's Worm Powder has been given. . 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsule is the same as has 
been used by him during his miany years of suc- 
cessful veterinary practice, and will be found to be 
the best physic and least trouble to give of any prep- 
aration known. 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsule is fully guaranteed^ 

Your money cheerfully refunded if not satisfied. 

Price per box, $i.oo. 

Mailed postpsid upon receipt oi amount. 

Prepared only by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO^ 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 145 



Sheep and Their Ailments, 

SHEEP Mange. * 

This is a disease that exists in most all localities- 
of this country, but perhaps most generally seen 
upon the range districts. There are several forms 
of sheep mange but the most common is that caused- 
by the scab mite, technically known as Psoroptei 
communis ovis. Its transmission is effected by com- 
ing into immediate contact with the diseased animals. 

This disease is produced from a mite that invades 
the part of the animal which is covered by the w^ool. 
There are small eruptions which may be isolated or 
gathered in groups, depending upon the number of 
Psoroptes present. By parting the wool at the be- 
ginning, we will notice flattened pimples about the 
size of a millet seed, of a pale yellowish color, which 
are produced by the bites of the Psoroptes. On the 
surface of the pimples small blisters appear and 
when broken open a scab is formed of a yellowish 
brown color ; these scabs protect the parasite, the wool 
under these patches lets loose and comes off with the 
scabs, the wool thus loosened forms tufts on the 
surface of the fleece, fall out or are torn out, the 
wool losing its lustre and softness. The urticaria 
thus produced causes the animal to rub itself, which 
produces ulcerated sores in the skin with consider- 
able inflammation. When mange becomes general- 
ized the itching is intense, the animal loses flesh, the 
appetite becomes suppressed, and the animal becomes 
rapidly emaciated and a great many of them die. 



Our Handy Veterinary Case contains 12 of the best and 
most needed Veterinary Preparations. 



146 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

Treatment — There are two methods of treat- 
ment and each one is applicable to different seasons 
of the year. One is to apply the treatment by rub^ 
bing or friction, and the*other is by means of baths. 
During the winter season, when it is too' cold to 
bathe or dip the animal, great relief is afforded 
by applying oils or ointment to the affected 
parts ; of which the following are good ones : Four 
ouces of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, one ounce oil. of 
tar, eight ounces olive oil, mix well and with a 
sponge or swab rub the scabs thoroughly and remove 
all that is possible; or, red oxide of mercury, one 
ounce ; cosmoline, eight ounces ; mix thoroughly, and 
rub carefully into all the ulcers or scabs, but do not 
apply this to a large surface as it is poisonous and 
■may be absorbed if too large a surface is covered. 
Either one of these preparations can be made in 
large quantity, using the same proportion, where 
there are large flocks to treat. 

Where there are a large number of sheep af- 
fected, as is often the case in large flocks, giving a 
bath or dipping is the proper treatment for these ani- 
mals. There are many formulae used for dipping 
purposes, but the one that we have found most sat- 
isfactory is the Lime and Sulphur Dip, which is 
made as follows. Flowers of Sulphur, 21 pounds; 
Unslacked Lime, 7 pounds; Water, 100 gallons. 

Carefully weigh the amount of lime and sulphur 
for the quantity of dip desired, place the lime in a 
kettle and add enough water to slack it until it 
forms a thin paste, the sulphur is now added and 
the mixture well stirred. After the lime and sul- 
phur are well mixed add enough water to make one- 

Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation is Guaranteed to Give 
Satisfactory Results. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 147 

fourth the quantity of dip desired, then boil the mix- 
ture until it takes on a chocolate color, in order to 
bring- about the chemical change of the different 
ingredients. This will require about two hours to 
complete the process. When this has been accom- 
plished, the fluid should be allowed to settle, when 
the clear, brown liquid may be drawn off into the 
dipping vat and enough water added to make the 
desired quantity of dip, then the dip is ready for 
use. 

While the dipping is being performed the dip 
should be kept at a temperature ranging from 100 
to 112 degrees, as cold dip does not penetrate the 
wool and scab sufficiently ,and if too hot it will not 
do as it is too weakening tO' the animal. The animal 
should remain in the dip for twO' minutes. It is 
best to use a watch and get it exact. If badly af- 
fected, the animal should be rubbed, or scrubbed, 
while in the solution. The dipping should be re- 
peated at intervals of from ten to twelve days. The 
parasites are usually killed at the first dipping, but 
the eggs will hatch out and the young mites should 
be killed before they are old enough today eggs. 
This dipping process should be carried on by all per- 
sons who have scab among their sheep, so as to rid 
their flock of this, the worst enemy to the industry. 

NODULAR DISEASES OF THE INTESTINES 

OF THE SHEEP. 

This is a parasitic disease and infects the intes- 
tinal walls. The embryo forms tumors or nodules 
in the walls of the intestines; these tumors increase 
in size until the worms are matured, then the para- 

If You Want the Best, You Want Dr. Rowe's Kidney 

Preparation. 



148 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

sites escape and floiat loose in the intestines; the 
remainder of the parasite's life is unknown. These 
tumors are found sometimes filled with fluid and 
later on turn to a green, cheesy substance. 

The prominent symptoms are weakness and pale- 
ness, the mouth becoming exceedingly pale, and 
there may be profuse diarrhea. Death usually re- 
sults from lack of absorption of nutritive material 
from intestines, the absorption being prevented by 
the numerous nodules present. The parasite that 
produces this disease is an extremely small one, 
measuring from one-sixteenth to' one-eighth of an 
inch in length. This disease is found toi be quite 
common and causes a considerable loss to sheep 
owners. 

Treatment anp Prevention — To prevent the 
spread of this disease, change the run of the sheep; 
cultivate or plow the infected pasture under, as all 
pastures that the sheep have run upon are infected, 
and give Dr. Rowe's Worm Powders to the diseased 
ones, according to directions. 

ROUND WORM— STRONGYLUS GONTOR. 

TUS— BLAGK SGOURS. 

This worm is found in the stomach of sheep 
and goats and often exists in very large numbers. 
This parasite is from one-third tO' three-quarters of 
an inch in length and about the thickness of an or- 
dinary thread. They are twisted upon themselves; 
hence the name contortus, meaning twisted. The 
eggs pass out with the feces anl fall upon the grass. 
The animals feeding upon this grass take the eggs 
in with the feed; thus taken into the stomach, they 

Always Have a Box of Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder at Hand. 
Use Dr. Rowe's c^actericide for Cuts and Wounds. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 149 



are hatched and burrow into the mucous membranes 
or Hning of the stomach. They derive their nutri- 
ment from the membranes, mature in ten or twelve 
days, then, wandering through the feces in the 
bowels, they lay a large" number of eggs in the feces, 
and in the course of a few weeks they die or pass out 
with the feces. It is during their developing stage 
that they cause the following symptoms : 

The animals are dull and languid, lie aro'und 
most of the time, eat but little ,and become very 
thin and pale. The dung is of a dark, tarry fluid, 
and from this fact the disease is commonly called 
black scours. The animal becomes weaker and 
weaker until it dies from starvation. These para- 
sites cause much more harm in the yoimg animals 
than in the adult, and the disease is practically a 
summer and fall trouble, seen principally in the fall 
of the year. 

Treatment — Dr. Rowe's ^^^orm Powders will 
rid the animals of these parasites, but the animals 
must be taken from the infected pasture. Put the 
animals in a dry lot or in a new pasture, and feed 
ground oats with proportionate doses of Dr. Rowe's 
Worm Powders added twice daily. There are other 
treatments, as the benzoine treatment, and the po- 
tassium treatment, recommended by some, but o^ur 
experience and the experience of many others is that 
they have not proven satisfactory. We cannot rec- 
ommend Dr. Rowe's Worm Powders too highly, as 
they can and have saved a great many animals, and 
we guarantee that they will save a larger proportion 
of cases than any other preparation. 



Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment Removes Lameness, Bone and 
Bog Spavin, Ringbone, Curb and Splints. 



150 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

FOOT-ROT. 

This disease affects the hoof p'art of the foot of 
the sheep. It consists of a separation of the horn 
or hard parts from the soft parts and produces lame- 
ness. It is caused by keeping the animal's feet con- 
tinually wet, as sometimes occurs in rainy seasons, 
or animials that are continually kept upon wet pas- 
tures, or in the spring of the year by being kept in 
wet, marshy feed lots. The disease is contagious 
and is readily transmitted from the diseased to the 
healthy animal by trodding over the same pastures, 
or being kept in the same lot where badly diseased 
animals have been kept. The disease may spon- 
taneously arise from the wet conditions as above 
stated, same causing the hoof tO' become soft and 
mushy and the skin tender and inflamed, thereby 
permitting the germ^ tO' enter ; the germ being found 
in these low, wet pastures and filth. 

Symptoms are lameness in all four feet, but gen- 
erally more severe in the front feet. The animal 
sometimes refusing to step upon the feet, the feet 
being so sore that they gO' upon their knees, and 
upon examining the feet you will find ulcers or 
sores around the edge of the hoof, between the toes, 
with a bad smelling pus discharg-e. In extreme cases 
the hoof has grown long and ragged and is almost 
or completely detached from the soft tissue beneath. 
These symptoms vary according to the duration of 
the disease. 

Treatment — Put the animal on dry lots and 
upland pastures. In mild cases, clean the hoofs, re- 
move all dirt or other substances from between the 
toes ; make a solution, taking one quart of rain wa- 

Use Dr. Rowe's Bactericide for Bee Stings and Snake 

Bites. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 151 

ter to which add two tablespoonfuls of Dr. Rowe's 
Bactericide, and apply to the animal's feet once a day 
for three days. In the severe form, trim the hoof 
down to the quick, remove all dirt, pus and other 
nmtter, wash the parts clean and bathe with solu- 
tioon as described above. While the feet are still 
wet, dust all the diseased parts well with Dr. Rowe's 
Healing Powder and repeat for three or four days. 
This usually affects a cure, but after twO' weeks, 
should there be any disease still remaining repeat 
the treatment as before. 

DISTEMPER. 

This disease, as seen in the sheep, is much the 
same as a cold in the head, causing a catarrhal dis- 
charge from the nose, dullness, a watery discharge 
from the eyes, coughing and sneezing. 

It is caused by the animal being housed in badly 
ventilated sheds or quarters,, or exposed to cold, 
chiangeable weather, or may follow clipping. 

Treatment — Give the animals well ventilated 
quarters, keep them out of the cold, damp rains dur- 
ing the spring and fall of the year, and give a tea- 
spoonful of Dr. Rowe's Distemperine once a day. 

TICKS. 

These insects, as found upon sheep, are about 
one-fourth of lan inch in length, brown in color, and 
with a long snout provided with suckers which they 
fasten to the skin and suck out the blood. These 
ticks are very detrimental to the sheep, causing the 
animals to lose flesh, and preventing a healthy 
growth of wool. 

Treatment — This consists in eradicating these 
ticks. Dipping is the most successful means O'f erad- 

Dr. Rowe's Bactericide Kills the Disease Germs. 



152 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

ication, and we recommend the same solution as 
given for scab. 

MAGGOTS. 

These are worms that are foimd in open wounds, 
or where there is an inflamed surface with a putrid 
odor that attracts the blow-fly, and this is where 
they deposit their eggs. These eggs hatch out in 
from six to eight hours, and live upon the secretions 
of the wound. They develop very rapidly into 'a 
screw-like worm, from one-fourth to five-eighths 
of an inch in length, which have a proboscis at one 
end with which they bore into the tissue and cause 
great pain and annoyance to the animals. 

Treatment — Clip ofif the wool wherever they 
are found and apply a solution of Dr. Rowe's Bac- 
tericide, one tablespoonful to a pint of water, which 
will destroy the parasites and lieal the sores. Where 
they are deep in the tissue, apply one application of 
Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment and then apply 
solution as above for one or two applications. 



You May Regret It if Ycu Wait Until To-morrow to Send 
for Our Handy Vctsrinary Case. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 153 



Swine and Their Ailments. 

THE HOG LOUSE. 

This parasite is found upon hogs of all ages. 
The irnM common form is the gray louse. The, fav- 
orite seat of the lice is back of the ears, along: the 
. neck, and under the breast. They lare all blood suck- 
- ers and suck the life out of the animal, reducing 
the vitality so low that they are more subject tO' other 
diseases. This is especially true of the pig or shoat 
in the fall or winter seasons, where the animal is 
kept confined in an infected pen. The amount of 
harm that the louse produces is much greater than 
is commonly thought. This has been proven beyond 
a doubt, by killing the lice upon runty pigs, when 
the pigs have made much better gains, showing that 
the lice have been the greatest source in producing 
their stunted condition. 

Treatment — To rid the animal of the lice we 
would recommend spraying or dipping the lanimal 
with the following solution : Take of soft soap, 
one- fourth pound ; a full bottle of Dr. Rowe's Bac- 
tericide, and water, three gallons ; stir thoroughly 
until well mixed, use in a spray and spray the hogs 
once a day for six days. Change lots or pens, or 
clean out all bedding and spray the nests with same 
preparation. This treatment may be repeated after 
ten days to rid the hogs of lany lice that may get on 
'them from the ground, etc. 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion Relieves Swollen and Granulated 
Lids, Pink Eye, Etc. 



154 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

WORMS IN HOGS. 

There are a number of worms that infest the 
bowels of ho'gs. The most common are the Strongy- 
lus Dentatus, found in the large intestines, and the 
Strongylus Suilla, found in the stomach and small 
intestines; varying greatly in leng'th, sometimes 
reaching the enormous length of from eight to ten 
inches. These parasites infest hogs of all ages, and 
are very harmful, often causing death tO' the pig. 

The first symptoms are scoitring, which continue 
for a week or two with the appetite good, then they 
lose their appetite for grain, and drink only water 
or swill. They linger along in this manner for three 
or four weeks, becoming very thin in flesh, cough 
soime, lie around most of the time and when chased 
out of the nest, they come out wheezing, coughing, 
the back arched, the hair standing on end and with 
a very dull, shaggy look. They continue this way 
for three or four weeks and then die. Older ani- 
mals do not fatten well and are usually sold with- 
out being in prime condition. Many times these 
symptoms are mistaken for swine plague or hog 
cholera, and, whenever hogs are not thriving, 
worms should be looked for aiid steps taken tO' erad- 
icate them. 

Treatment — This should begin as soon as the 
first symptoms are shown. A great many prepara- 
tions have been recommended by the farm journals, 
such as turpentine and oils. Turpentine does but 
little good, as it is quickly taken up by the blood 
from the stomach and never reaches the worms be- 
low the stomach. Santonine, another very much 
recommended preparation, is a very dangerous drug. 



No "stable Complete Without "Our Handy Veterinary Case." 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 155. 

and in a number of cases may kill the pig before it 
does the worms. Formaldehyde is another very 
dangerous drug. This is a valuable disinfect- 
ant, but it is toO' irritating to be given internally. 
We can safely recommend Dr. Rowe's Worm Pow- 
der, which destroys worms throughout the elemen- 
tary tract and does no' harm tO' the animal. Give- 
according to directions which will be found upon 
the package, and do' not experiment with untried' 
and dangerous preparations. These worms can also 
be destroyed by giving Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy. 
Full directions accompanies each package. 

RICKETS. 

This disease is seen in young pigs weighing from: 
fifty to one hundred fifty pounds. It sets in with 
swelling of the legs and feet, soreness and lame- 
ness, and the animals scarcely having strength to- 
stand on their legs and often lie down to eat. How- 
ever, they lose but little flesh, drink well, remain in 
this condition about ten days and quite frequently 
die. The disease is produced by corn feed, upon- 
a weak, paumpered strain of hogs. 

Treatment — Stop feeding corn. Feed milk, 
middlings, ground oats and bran. Give lime water 
to drink and give two doses daily of Dr. Rowe's 
Blood and Skin Tonic. Give a teaspoon ful for each 
hog, in the slop. Give free range upon grass pas- 
ture. 

RHEUMATISM. 

This manifests itself by lameness in the hind 
legs, may be swelling of the joints of the limb, and 
quite often found in the coupling of the back. When 
this occurs, the animal is unable to stand, lies- 
around, the appetite is g ood, it is unable to get up - 
There is None so Good as Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 



1^6 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

and walk, and drags its hind parts around, squeals 
whenever approached or made to move. It is caused 
by feeding- too much corn, bad sleeping quarters, 
and lack of exercise. 

Treatment^ — Give Dr. Rowe's Blood and Skin 
Tonic, one teaspoonful to each pig, twice a day. Ap^ 
ply Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment tO' the back and 
legs once daily and rub in well ; move the lanimal to 
itself and give it a good, dry bed, and give sloppy 
foods, as milk, oats and bran. 

DIARRHEA. 

This disease may arise from poor quality of feed, 
or from drinking water from stagnant pools. In 
suckling pigs, it may be caused by the dam over- 
eating corn or flax seed meal, but the most common 
cause of diarrhea in pigs is intestinal worms. 

Treatment — In cases where diarrhea is caused 
from improper feeding; poor sleeping quarters; wet, 
damp lots ; feeding in mud and manure, and drink- 
ing water from stagnant pools, give Dr. Rowe's 
Scour Remedy, in milk or grain swill. Give one 
teaspoonful per head to six weeks old pigs, and one 
tablespoDnful per head to adult hogs. In cases 
where caused from worms, see treatment under 
worms in hogs. 

CANKER OF THE NOSE AND FACE. 

This is a disease affecting the skin about the 
nose, but later on may spread over the face and 
ears. The skin breaks open, forming ulcers, which 
thicken up the skin, causing heavy wrinkles over 
the face and neck, and causes the animal to hold its 
nose upward as though it was trying to catch some 

tRecord Flreaking Results Arc Obtained by Jsing Dr. Rowe's 
Veterinary Prepcrations. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 157 



odor in the air. Sometimes enlargements come upon 
the body, and discharge a bloody hke pus. This 
disease is caused by a parasite, sometimes affecting 
the whole herd, and quite frequently causing death. 
Treatment — This consists in swabbing out the 
pockets or ulcers with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, one 
tablespoonful to a pint of water, for three or four 
applications, then dust Avith Dr. Rowe's Healing 
Powder daily, for a few days. 

PILES. 

These are often seen in pigs that are fed upon 
dry food, and with but little exercise. This is the 
result of constipation, inflamming the mucous mem- 
brane of the rectum, causing it to turn outward 
from the body. They sometimes develop nodules as 
large as a man's fist. 

Treatment — Give slop foods, adding a little 
common salt. Treat the piles with a few applica- 
tions of Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, diluted with equal 
quantity of water, then dust daily with Dr. Rowe's 
Healing Powder. 

HOG CHOLERA— SWINE PLAGUE. 

These are practically two diseases but as the av- 
erage hog raiser is not able to distinguish between 
the two diseases, care and treatment of the two are 
practically the same. For the convenience of the 
reader we will combine the cause, symptoms and 
treatment of these diseases. They are both very 
fatal and destructive diseases. They affect the hogs 
in all parts of the United States, and are estimated 
as to causing loss to the farmers of from $25,000,000 
to $30,000,000 annually. Hog cholera is more fatal 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion Will Prevent Your Horses from 

Going Blind. 



158 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

in young than in older animals. Old animials often 
escape the disease after being exposed. The period 

• of incubation, or the time that elapses between the 
infection and first appearance of illness, varies from 
four to twenty days. 

The first symptoms are the signs of fever, shiv- 

• ering, the animal hides itself in the l^edding, unwill- 
ingness toi move, more or less loss of appetite, ap- 
pears stupid and._dull ; the bowels may be normal or 
constipated in the beginning of the attack, but later 
may become liquid and foetid. The eyes are at first 
congested, later on pus accumulates, sticking or ad- 
hering the lids together, the breathing is more rapid 
than usual and may become very laborious in the 
latter stages ,and the animals usually cough when 
driven up from their sleeping quarters. In white 
haired hogs the skin becomes red and inflamed, be- 
ing more or less spotted between the legs, under the 
abdomen and neck ; later on these spots become pur- 
ple. The animals lose flesh rapidly, grow weak, 
•stand with the back arched and the abdomen tucked 

up, and walk with a tottering and uncertain gait. 
These symptoms all increase until death relieves the 
animal. These are the same symptoms as will be 
seen in swine plague with the exception of more 
lung trouble, characterized by a deeper, heavier 
cough. The course of the disease varies from one 
or two days to two or three weeks. 

The cause of these diseases is supposed to be 
•due to a bacteria known as hog cholera germs or 
swine plague germs, and is very contagious. The 
prevention is ahi-'aiys better than a curje, as some 
animals are left weak even after cured. 

You Should Never Be Without a Bottle of Dr. Rowe's 

Eye L-otion. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 159 

Prevention — To prevent this disease, be ex- 
tremely careful that no diseased animals reach your 
herd, and that no animal or man that has any- 
thing to do with the diseased animals is ever al- 
lowed in or near your hog pens ; also that you give 
them daily Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy. 

Before giving our treatment, it must be under- 
stood that we do not expect to cure every case, as 
some forms of these diseases are so virulent and 
rapid that the anim.als are dead almost before they 
are observed to be sick. Under such conditions, 
there is no time for the most active remedy to pro- 
duce any benefit, but other times the outbreak of the 
disease is much less virulent, and there is time to 
treat the animals after they have become sick, or 
the balance of the herd may have proper care and 
treatment and the greater number saved. 

In order that you may have success with our 
preparation, proper care must be given the animal, 
which is as follows : Place the animals in comfort- 
able quarters, giving soft; easily digested food. The 
troughs, ivens, nests and feeding floors should all 
be disinfected with crude carbolic acid or slacked 
lime. We would also advise that the animals be 
moved to new quarters, which will aid greatly in 
stamping out the disease. This disease causes an 
inflammation of the internal organs, especially of 
the large intestines, spleen and liver, therefore, it 
will require easily digested food, as milk, ground 
oats, bran and oil meal. 

Treatment — To animals that are able to eat, 
feed a mixture of bran, middlings or shorts, corn 
meal and ground oats, adding sufficient hot water 



On Every Farm Should Be Found Our Handy Veterinary 

Case. 



i6o Our Veterinary Adviser. 

to make a thin slop, and stir in the required amount 
of Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy. To' those that are 
not able to eat, or will not come to- the feed, the 
remedy may be given in a drench, as follows : Co'U- 
siderable care should be used in drenching the hog, 
as it may become strangled ; do not turn the animat 
upon its back, merely raise its head, pull out the 
cheek and slowly pour the medicine in the pouch 
thus formed. The medicine will flow from the- 
cheek into , the mouth, and when the hogs find out 
what it is they will swallow without any fiu'ther 
trouble. Hogs that could not eat before, will com- 
mence eating after getting a dose of the remedy,. 
and will continue to improve until they are well. 

DR. ROWE'S HOG REMEDY. 

This is a remedy that cures and prevents Hog^ 
Cholera, Swine Plague and Infectious Pneumonia. 
It is a good worm exterminator, a tonic for the bow- 
els, and an excellent invigorator for the unthrifty 
pig. It will be found tO' be the best treatment for 
your hogs when they are out oi condition, and will 
cure more cases of genuine Hos^ Cholera and Swine 
Plague than any other preparation. 

Not all sick hogs have Cholera or Swine Plague. 
Therefore, many times, when your hogs are sick 
and dying, there are other diseases that are taking 
them off; and you are treating them for cholera 
or swine plague — if you are treating them at all. 
Many farmers and hog raisers have become dis- 
gusted with all treatments they have tried, and think, 
that after their hogs have commenced to die, any 
money spent for medicine is uselessly spent. We 
know this to be the wrong idea, and yet, we do 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion is Guaranteed to Give Satisfactory 

Results. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. i6i 



agree with them that it is worse than useless to 
try to treat a disease unless they have a proper rem- 
edy for that disease. Owing to the similarity of 
the symptoms of the different diseases of hogs, a 
person may very easily mistake one disease for an- 
other; and just as easily be prompted to give the 
wrong remedy. Under these circumstances, a 
strictly Hog Cholera Remedy will not give success 
if given for the disease of Infectious Pneumonia, 
Gastro-enteritis, Scrofulosis, Obesity, Scorbutus, 
Anthrax, etc., and vice versa. 

Because of this similarity of symptoms and the 
uncertainty of diagnosis, w^e have, after spending 
much time, labor, and money, compounded this 
preparation — Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy. This prep- 
aration is a general hog remedy ; that is, it is a rem- 
edy for all general diseases of swine. Therefore, 
you need not be too particular in your diagnosis 
of the disease, for whether it be Worms, Hog Chol- 
era, Swine Plague, Infectious Pneumonia, etc., this 
remedy will be of inestimable value in driving the 
disease from your herd. This remedy is made of 
many drugs; there being a drug, or a number of 
drugs, fcr each of the different diseases, and these 
drugs act upon the svstem according to the disease 
with which your animals are afflicted. The other 
drugs will do no harm, but, on the other hand, will 
act as a preventive and ward off other diseases. 

Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy not only drives out 
disease, but it also leaves the hogs in a healthy and 
vigorous condition. Whenever your hogs are not 
thriving — growing or making flesh — there is some- 
thing wTong with them, and they should have a 

pr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment Relieves Itcliing — Stops 
Rubbing of the IViane and Tail. 



1 62 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

treatment of this remedy. A supply of this remedy 
should always be at hand, to be given at intervals, 
as a preventive, or upon first sign of disease. 
Whereas, should you wait until your hogs begin 
dying before you send for the remedy, you will lose 
many hogs that otherwise might have been saved. 

To know when your hogs are not doing as well 
as they should, only requires a little care and ob- 
servation on your part. Hogs are much like people, 
that is, when they are not feeling well they prefer 
to lie around. This is often the first sign of dis- 
ease. Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy is a medicine that 
will please you, when you are in just this kind of 
trouble. It will make the sick hogs well and the 
well hogs better, thereby, saving you many dollars. 
The cost of the medicine will be comparatively noth- 
ing, and if it does not satisfy you, that is, if it has 
not saved many times its cost, we will cheerfully 
refund your money. We do not wish you to under- 
stand that we expect to cure every case, for we do 
not. Sometimes disease gets such a grip upon the 
animal that it is utterly impossible to save it, or 
the treatment was begun too late. But this does 
not matter; if you are willing to spend your time 
to give the treatment correctly, we are willing tQ 
furnish the medicine, and return the money paid for 
it if it fails to cure. We have so much confidence in 
our Dr. Rowe's Hog Remed}^ — knowing that it will 
effect a cure in the majority of cases — that we can 
well afford to lose the cost of the medicine in the 
few instances where it fails. We feel that it is 
enough for you to lose your hogs, without paying 
for the medicine; and w^e believe the medicine will 

Dr. Rowe's Distemperine Insures a Speedy Relief for 

Distemper, Lung Fever, Influenza, Pink Eye, and 

Epizootic. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 163 

cure, or we would not make this proposition. Noth- 
ing can be more fair than this, and in this manner 
we try to show you our confidence in this remedy. 
We are postive, that if you will give it a fair trial, 
you will agree with us. 

Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy is put up in one size 
boxes only, and sells at $1.00 per box. Each box 
contains sufficient medicine for the treatment of five 
75-pound pigs; or four 100-pound pigs; or three 
125-pound hogs; and about the same proportion for 
younger and older animals. These boxes are put 
up in twO' size cases ; namely : six boxes in a case, 
which sell for $5.00; and fifteen boxes in a case, 
which sell for $12.00. We do not prepay shipping 
charges on the smaller case, but the larger case will 
be shipped, all charges prepaid, upon receipt of 
price. 

Order a case today, give it to your hogs accord- 
ing to directions, and be convinced of the satisfying 
results to be obtained by its judicious use. 
Prepared only bv 
THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 
Keokuk, Iowa. 

SCHIRRHUS— TUMORS FOLLOWING CAS- 
TRATION. 

These tumors are quite often common following 
the work of some operators. They vary in size 
from that of a man's fist to that of a gallon bucket, 
and are located in the scrotal sack at the point 01 in- 
cision. They are the result of a poor job of castra- 
tion, by making the incision too high 011 the scrotum, 
or too- small an opening. They rarely ever follow a 
rightly performed operation. To castrate, one 

Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment is Guaranteed to Give 
Satisfactory Results. 



164 Our Veterinary Adviser. 

.<-]iould make an incision at the bottom of the scrotal 
sack, so that the secretions or pus may all escape, 
and also that the scrotal cord be pulled out or cut 
as far as possible from the testicle. When these en- 
larg-ements or tumors begin to develop, they do so 
very rapidly, the animal soon begins to lose flesh 
and will succumb to the disease if it is not removed. 
Treatment — This consists in removins: the 
tumor. A great many writers recommend that they 
be dissected out, but this most invariably causes 
death of the animal. The proper treatment for their 
extinction is to make an incision into the center of 
tlie tumor, cutting it half in two at the very lowest 
point. The most of these tumors have a cavity of 
pus in the center and this should be filled with a 
cloth saturated with Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, full 
strength, allowing it to remain until it sloughs away 
and drops out. The tumor then will fast recede and 
the animal heal up and be perfectly normal. This 
treatment will be found very satisfactory if due care 
is used in n^aking the incision. 

DOMESTIC LIQUID MEASURE. 

A teaspoonful equals i drachm. 

A desertspoonful equals 2 drachms or J^ ounce. 

A tablespoonful equals 4 drachms or J/^ ounce. 

A wine glass equals 2 ounces. 

A teacup ful equals 4 ounces. 

The syringe, which we furnish in ''Our Handy 
Veterinary Case," will hold one desertspoonful, or 
two drachms. 

These measures will vary somewhat from the 
standard, but are accurate enough for all practical 
purposes. 

Remove That Lameness, in Your Horse, by Using Dr. 
Rowe's Spavin Ointment. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 165 



Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Preparations are prac- 
tical, and have stood the test of many years of suc- 
cessful practice. They are invariaky his choice 
from all drugs at hand, and, by years of experience, 
they have proven to be superior to all other prepa- 
rations, and are sure to give you better success than 
any remedies you have ever tried. We are positive 
that, if you give them a trial, you will have as good 
success as he has had and that you will lose no more 
valuable animals by experimenting with home rem- 
edies, or unguaranteed and unreliable preparations. 

If }^ou have not read this book carefully, we 
trust that you will do so and thereby become ac- 
quainted with the symptoms of the diseases that may 
affect your animals. You will find that we have 
covered the field sO' thoroughly that you can treat 
successfully every disease and condition with which 
your animals may become afflicted. In order that 
you may treat the ailments of your stock success- 
fulh^ you must provide yourself with the prepara- 
tions for the different diseases, in order that they 
may be at hand when needed. Therefore, order at 
once *'Our Handy Veterinary Case," and with same 
always kept filled with Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Prep- 
arations you will have no need for other remedies 
or drugs. 



Dr. Rowe's Distemperine is Guaranteod to Produce Satis- 
factory Results. Your IVloney Refunded if It Fails. 



x66 Our Veterinary AdViser. 

WHY WE OFFER ^'OUR HANDY VETERIN- 
ARYCASE." 

We do not believe that the farmers and stock- 
men are focls, but we do beheve that they are an 
intelHgent and sensible class of people and that they 
realize that a preparation that will cure ringbone, 
curb, splints, etc., will not cure colic, influenza, dis- 
temper, pneumonia, etc. 

Diseases are divided into classes, and, in the 
treatment of them, they must be treated with regard 
to their classes ; and only those of one class and with 
a similarity can be treated with the same prepara- 
tion. Therefore, it requires a different preparation 
for each of the different classes. With this fact be- 
fore us, and knowing it to be true, we take great 
pleasure in offering ''Our Handy Veterinary Case" 
to the farmers and stockmen. The case is made of 
hard wood, highly finished, trimmed with brass 
hinges, lock and handle, and contains twelve of the 
best and most needed veterinary preparations. It 
also contains a hard rubber syringe, one surgeon's 
needle, one skein of surgeon's silk thread, and a copy 
of Our Veterinary Adviser, durably bound in leath- 
erett, containing 176 pages of valuable information 
concerning the diseases of Domestic Animals. This 
makes a very complete veterinary out-fit and one 
with which the farmer^r stockman can successfully 
treat any disease, injury, cut or wound with which 
his stock is liable to become affected. 

We were fully satisfied, in the beginning, that 
a veterinary outfit, such as ''Our Handy Veterinary 
Case" and contents, was very much needed and 
would be appreciated by the farmers and stockmen, 

Dr. Rowe's Distemperine Will Please You. All We Ask is 
That You Give It a Trial. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 167 

which fact is l>eing- proven much beyond our expec- 
tations by the numerous unsolicited testimonials we 
are constantly receiving. It will prove as valuable 
to you as it has to thousands of others. 

Send for "Our Handy Veterinary Case," com- 
plete with twelve of the best and most needed Veter- 
inary Preparations, Hard Rubber Syringe, Sur- 
geon's Needle, Skein of Surgeon's Silk Thread, and 
a copy of Our Veterinary Adviser, which will save 
the lives of your animals, and thereby save you many 
times the cost of the case. The case and contents 
are sold on a cash guarantee — your money refunded 
if not mtisfaetory. 

Price of "Our Hand Veterinary Case" complete, 

$7.50. 

Manufactured and distributed by 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Dr. Rowe's Bactericide Destroys the Poison, Kills the Bac- 
teria, Heals Without Scar or Blemish. 



1 68 Our Veterinary Adviser. 



PRICE LIST 



"Our Handy Veterinary Case" contains one bottle each 
of— 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Preparation, price $ 1.00 

Dr. Rowe's Kidney Preparation, price 1.00 

Dr. Rowe's Distemperine, price 50 

Dr. Rowe's Bactericide, price bO 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and Sk:'n Tonic, price 50 

Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy, price 50 

Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Liniment, price 50 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion, price 50 

Also a large sifting can of — 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Powder, price 50 

A large box of — 

Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder, price 50 

A large box of — 

Dr. Rowe's Spavin Ointment, price 1.00 

And a box of — 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Capsules, price 1.00 

A Hard Rubber Syringe, price 50 

One Surgeon's Needle, price 25 

One Skein Surgeon's Silk, price 25 

One Copy of "OUR VETERINARY ADVISER," dur- 
ably bound in leatherett, containing 176 pages or 
valuable information concerning the diseases of 
Domestic Animals 1.00 

Total $10.50 

Any of the above preparations sent prepaid upon re- 
ceipt of price. 

Price of Case Complete $7.50. 

OUR SPECIAL PREPARATIONS NOT CONTAINED IN 

CASE. 

Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure, price . .^ 1.5o 

Dr. Rowe's Lump Jaw Cure, price 1.50 

Dr. Rowe's Chemicai No-Horn, price 50 

Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy, per pkg, $1.00; 6, pkgs, $5.00; 

15 pkgs 12.00 

THE NORTHWESTERN MEDICINE CO., 

Keokuk, Iowa. 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



169 



INDEX. 



THE HORSE. 



Abscesses 42 

Action of drugs 7 

Administering medicines. 9 
Giving of powder .... 9 
Using a syringe .... 9 

Drencliing 10 

Giving a ball 11 

Age of horses, how good 

judges tell 115 

Asthma 69 

Azoturia 57 

Bladder, paralysis of the. 59 
Bladder, stone or gravel in oj 

Bloat 29 

Bloody flux 34 

Bloody urine 56 

Bog spavin 107 

Boil, collar 43 

Boil, shoe 96 

Bone spavin 108 

Bots 34 

Bowels, twisting of 32 

Bowels, impaction of .... 32 

Broken wind 69 

Bronchial tubes, diseases 

of 66 

Bunches, callous 43 

Cancerous warts 52 

Capped hock Ill 

Capped knee 96 

Catarrh 63 

Catarrhal fever 87 

Cold 63 

Colic, spasmodic 28 

Colic, flatulent or wind. . . 29 

Colic, water 30 

Collar boils 43 

Contraction of tne feet. . .100 

Contagious diseases 87 

Corns 100 

Cough ti 

Cracked heels 20 

Cramps or spasms 77 



Cramps in the hind leg.. 77 

Curb 106 

Diabetes 55 

Diarrhea and scours .... 33 

Diseases of the skin 15 

Diseases of the gullet or 

aesophagus 26 

Diseases of the digestive 

organs 25 

Diseases of the mouth. . . 25 

Diseases of tne teeth.... 26 
Diseases of the stomach 

and intestines 28 

Diseases of the eye 82 

Diseases of the eyelid... 82 
Diseases of the respiratory 

organs 6.3 

Diseases of the larynx or 

bronchial tubes 66 

Diseases of the genital 

organs 71 

Diseases of the liver .... 73 
Diseases of the nervous 

system 76 

Discharge of urine through 

the navel 60 

Dislocated patella 105 

Distemper 89 

Drenching 10 

Domestic liquid measure. .164 

Dropsy of the abdomen . . 74 

Dropsy of the scrotum. . . 71 

Dysentery 34 

Dr. Rowe's Healing Pow- 
der 19 

Dr. Rowe's Blood and 

Skin Tonic 24 

Dr. Rowe's Worm Powder 39 
Dr. Rowe's Bactericide... 45- 
Dr. Rowe's Fistula Cure . . 51 
Dr. Rowe's Kidney Prepa- 
ration 62' 



170 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



THE HORSE Continued. 



Dr. Rowe's Veterinary Lin- 
iment 81 

Dr. Rowe's Eye Lotion... 86 
Dr. Rowe's Distemperine. . 92 
Dr. Rowe's Spavin Oint- 
ment 112 

Dr. Rowe's Colic Prepara- 
tion 117 

Dr. Rowe's Scour Remedy. 124 
Dr. Rowe's Lump Jaw^ 

Cure 137 

Dr. Rowe's Chemical No- 
Horn 143 

Dr. Rowe's Physic Cap- 
sule ■ 144 

Dr. Rowe's Hog Remedy. .160 

Enlarged knee 96 

Epizootic 87 

Exhaustion, heat 76 

Eye, diseases of 82 

Eye specks on cornea .... o3 
Eyeball, punctures of the. 84 
Eyelids, warts on the. ... 85 

Farcy 75 

Feeding and watering ... 6 
Feet, contraction of the. . .100 

Fever, lung 67 

Fever, catarrhal 87 

Flatulent colic 29 

Fistula of the withers ... 47 

Flux, bloody 34 

Gravel in the bladder ... 60 

Grease heel 21 

Gut-tie or twisting of the 

bowels 32 

Haematuria 56 

Heat exhaustion 7- 

Heaves 69 

Hip-joint lameness 103 

How to care for the horse 5 
Impaction of the bowels. . 32 
Impaction of the stomach. 31 
Inflammation of the eye. . 82 
Inflammation of the kid- 
neys 58 

Inflammation of the testi- 
cle 71 

Influenza 87 



Itch — Urticaria 17 

Intestines, diseases of the 28 

Jacks 108 

Jaundice — Yellows 73 

Kidneys, acute inflamma- 
tion of the 58 

Kidneys, diseases of the.. 55 
Lameness, how to locate. 94 
Larjaix, diseases of tne. . . 66 

Liver, rupture of 74 

Lymphangitis 21 

Lung fever 6,7 

Mange 15 

Mange of the mane and 

tail 16 

Measure 164, 

Meningitis 76 

Moonblindness 83 

Mouth, diseases of the ... 25 

Navel ill 60, 

Neck, sore , . 44 

Nervous system, diseases 

of the 76 

Nettle rash 17 

Opnthalmia, periodic .... 83 
Ophthalmia, external .... 82 
Our Handy Veterinary 

Case ^66 

Overloading the stomach. 31 
Paralysis of the bladder.. 59 

Pastern lameness 98 

Pharyngitis 26 

Pink eye 87 

Pin worm 37 

Pleurisy 67 

Pneumonia 67 

Pimples 15 

Poll evil 50 

Price List 168 

Quittor , 50 

Rash 17 

Respiratory organs, dis- 
eases of 63 

Rheumatism in the horse. 114 

Ringworm 17 

Ringbone 99 

Roaring 65 

Sc'iurs 33 



1 



Read Our Cash Guarantee. 



171 



THE HORSE Continued. 



Scvi;tches 20 

Shoe boils 96 

Shoulder lameness 94 

Shoulder sweeny 95 

Sidebone 100 

Skin, diseases of the 15 

Slobbering 26 

Sore neck 44 

Sore mouth 25 

Sore throat 26 

Spasms of the diaplirani. . 70 

Spasms or cramps 77 

Spasmodic colic 28 

Spavin, bog 107 

Spavin, bone 108 

Splints 97 

Sprained tendons 97 

Staggers 76 

Stifle lameness 104 

Stomach, overloading the. 31 
Stomach, diseases of the. . 28 
Stone or gravel in the 
bladder 60 



Strangles and distemper.. 89 

Stable pointers 6 

Summer sores 18 

Sun stroke 76 

Sweenej^ of the shoulder. . 95 
Teeth, dieases of the .... 26 
Testicle, inflammation of. 71 

Tetanus 79 

Thoroughpin 108 

Thumps 70 

Tumors within the nos- 
trils 63 

Urine, bloody 56 

Urine, discharge of 

through the navel 60 

Warts 52 

Warts on the eyelid .... 85 

Water colic 30 

Wind colic 29 

Wind broken 69 

Wounds and their treat- 
ment 40 

Wounds of the eveball ... 84 



CATTLE. 



Abortion 140 

Actinomycosis 135 

Afterbirth, retained 128 

Black leg 126 

Bloat 120 

Consumption in the cow . . 133 

Cornstalk disease 139 

Cowpox 131 

Cud, loss of 119 

Diarrhea 122 

Diarrhea in calves 123 

Diseases of the digestive 

organs 118 

Dry murrain or grass stag- 
gers 121 

Dysentery 123 

Ergotism 138 

Eye, ulcers on the cornea. 142 
Foot and mouth disease.. 141 
Inflammation of the udder 

or garget 130 

Itch 132 



.Jaundice or yellows 125 

Lump jaw 135 

Milk fever 129 

iviammitis 130 

Mange 132 

>\-ttle rash 132 

Ophthalmia 133 

Overloading the stomach. 120 

Partruent paresis 129 

Pink eve or conjunctivitis. 132 

Rash " 132 

Stomach, overloading the. 120 

Scours 123 

Scabbies 132 

Staggers 121 

Tuberculosis .' 133 

Udder, inflammation of 

the 130 

Urticaria 132 

Warbles 141 

White scours in calves... 123 
Yellows, jaundice 125 



DEC 23 190/ 



172 



Our Veterinary Adviser. 



SHEEP. 



Black scours 148 

Diseases of the intestines. 147 

Distemper 151 

Foot rot 15a 

Intestines, diseases of the. 147 
Mange 145 



Maggot's 152 

Round worm 148 

Sheep mange 145 

Scours, black 148 

Ticks 151 

Wo-ms 148 



SWINE. 



Canker of the nose and 

face 156 

Castration, tumors follow- 
ing 163 

Cholera i57 

Diarrhea 156 

Dr. Howe's Hog Remedy. .160 
Lice 153 



Piles 57 

Rickets 155 

Rheumatism 155 

Swine plague 157 

Tumors following castra- 
tion 163 

Worms 154 



OUR CASH GUARANTEE 

THE RISK IS OURS— YOU HAVE 
NOTHING TO LOSE. WE WILL 
TAKE YOUR WORD AND IF YOU 
SAY THAT ANY ONE OF DR. 
ROWE'S PREPARATIONS HAS 
NOT PROVEN SATISFACTORY, 
WE WILL REFUND TO YOU 
THE PURCHASE PRICE. YOU 
TO BE THE USER AND LIKE- 
WISE THE JUDGE. 



If you haven't 

*^^ur Mandi( VeUrinani %aM*' 

ORDER ONE TO DAY. 

To have it and not need it is better 
Than to need it and not to have it. 



